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ALISON MCCOOK

JOURNALISM

Some recent articles

Red Wine

A Philadelphia man said he was sober, but kept testing positive for alcohol. How did a doctor crack the case?

Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 4, 2024

Hint: ever heard of urinary auto-brewery syndrome?

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Can ‘magic’ mushrooms help one of the most painful conditions?

Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 12, 2024

A former firefighter tried psilocybin in his backyard, and got amazing relief. Slowly, medical research is starting to support what cluster headache patients say about the benefits of psychedelics.

Microscope Analysis Scene

Repeat offenders: When scientific fraudsters slip through the cracks

Amid the silence attending a formal investigation, scientific fraudsters too often thrive. Is there a better way?

Image by Su puloo

A workplace dispute at Harvard goes horribly wrong

What led to grad student’s forced mental exam and an extraordinary restraining order against a prominent scientist?

University Building

Whistleblower sues Duke, claims doctored data helped win $200 million in grants

If successful, the case could "open the floodgates" to other whistleblowing cases.

Women Colleagues

Barred from the boardroom

The number of women in scientific research is going up — but where academia crosses into industry, men still rule.

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