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We meet Kevin Vaughan, a 28 year old vet and amputee at home and as he tries his new amphibious water prosthetic, "the fin." We also visit the fin's creator, Todd Goldstein, in his 3D printing lab.

Sculpsure is a noninvasive, FDA-cleared treatment designed to get rid of pesky fat cells around the abdomen and flanks. Our resident Yes Man Grant Stoddard decided to give it a try to see if he could destroy his love handles.

Octopuses are a lot smarter than we think.

Botox is commonly used to smooth fine facial lines, but now it's being applied further afield. We sent resident "Yes Man" Grant Stoddard to try the latest trend in scrotal beautification: Scrotox.

In the second episode of Raised and Confused, we meet families who have decided to not integrate screens into their children’s lives. A group of experts will also examine the benefits and potential detriments of removing technology at an early age. Suppor

In this first episode of our new parenting series, we examine the pervasive nature of digital childhood through the stories of the children, parents, educators, and researchers who are exploring this uncharted territory.​ Supported by Sutter Health.

In 2016, the state of Maine averaged one drug overdose death a day, with the vast majority of those deaths by heroin. VICE goes behind the numbers to the fishing town of Machias to meet people whose lives have been affected by the heroin epidemic.

TONIC's Kate Lowenstein meets with Erika Christensen, who had an abortion 32 weeks into her pregnancy- to discuss why New York's Reproductive Health Act is so important.

Prescription opioids are effective in treating pain, but they're also highly addictive and can act as a gateway to heroin abuse. Vice went to Philadelphia to meet some men in recovery and learn about the thin line between treatment and addiction.

As part of our ongoing investigation of the opioid epidemic, VICE spent a day in Chillicothe, Ohio following a social worker and meeting a family still dealing with the impact of their daughter's addiction to heroin.

Clairton, PA, is home to the country's largest coke manufacturing plant. It also boasts alarming childhood asthma rates. VICE's Adam Banicki met with steel workers, community members, doctors and officials to learn how the two may be connected.

By age 35, roughly half of American men will have experienced some degree of hair loss. To beat biology to the punch, resident "yes man" Grant Stoddard is getting his scalp tattooed. It's a cosmetic trend known as "scalp micropigmentation."