Susan Rinkunas
Susan Rinkunas is a senior editor at VICE. She was previously health editor at The Cut and has been a digital editor at Health, Women's Health, and Runner's World.
'They Know How to Bamboozle People': Former Insurance Exec Says Industry Will Fail Us During Coronavirus
"This pandemic, if anything, is waking people up to just how unreliable, and insecure, the current healthcare system is."
My Dying Coronavirus Patient Was Concerned About Their Hospital Bill
"It's completely abhorrent that this question should even come up."
The Pandemic Means More People May Be Giving Themselves Abortions
But the abortion pill sites people rely on are in jeopardy.
Empty Dorms Could Help Solve Coronavirus Hospital Shortages
A VICE review of colleges in three major cities identified enough space for 29,000 people in Philadelphia, 43,000 in Los Angeles, and 55,000 in New York.
Almost a Third of Young People Have Lost Their Jobs So Far
As measures to slow the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass layoffs, people ages 18 to 34 are being disproportionately affected.
Coronavirus Is Making More People Want to Give Birth at Home
As hospitals limit support people and parents fear getting sick, home-birth workers say they're getting many more requests than normal.
What's It Like to Graduate Into a Recession? We Asked the Class of 2009
The coronavirus has sparked an economic freefall. People who graduated a decade ago tell the class of 2020 what to expect.
Immune ‘Boosters’ Ignore the Immune System’s Best Quality: Balance
We could stand to learn some lessons from our own immune systems about how we decide when to act and when to lay low.
What Coronavirus Drug Shortages Could Mean for Antidepressants
Supply chain disruptions are especially worrying for people who take antidepressants, since abruptly stopping those medications can have serious consequences.
When This Is Over
Even though our old lives may still feel near, the essential shape of them has already been irreparably changed.
People Who Take Opioid Painkillers Are Getting Screwed Thanks to Coronavirus
Quarantined people have to go out to get their prescriptions and can't get a backup supply.
Researchers Got People to Hallucinate from Fake Psychedelics
When it comes to taking hallucinogenic drugs, context may matter in deeper ways than previously assumed.