Saturday Stories: Widowhood, Orphans, and Very Bad Pharma

Christina Frangou in the Globe and Mail with her devastating account of widowhood at 36 (this is a must read, however difficult).

Eli Saslow in The Washington Post on the opioid epidemic's orphans.

Eric Eyre in the Charleston Gazette-Mail with some incredible reporting on an almost unbelievable tale of drug companies behaving beyond badly.

[All this to say, if you're happy and healthy this holiday season, count your blessings.]