Best longform magazine articles

[PNWbrit]

Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps

Not really longform but nicely done.

[Meadow Skipper]

Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps

Not really longform but nicely done.

Pretty brilliant travel plan.

[byates1]

That's interesting. Damn re: stolen bike article

[abraham]

We have fire all around us and we can't get down

I meant to post this one a while ago. The ridge they took up to Baring Mountain ridge is real steep, the first time I took a friend in the trail up I thought he was gonna slip and tumble. Haven't been back up to the trailhead since the fire.

There's a video one of the took on the hike:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBE20e2A_6k

[alpinevibes]

Entertaining and thought provoking read about Israel from 2016 that strongly ties into current events:

https://harpers.org/archive/2016/07/...land-vacation/


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[climberevan]

X-post from Sprockets. https://www.newyorker.com/maga...9/2...taking-it-slow

[garyfromterrace]

X-post from Sprockets. https://www.newyorker.com/maga...9/2...taking-it-slow

Enjoyed that very much. Could be my last bike purchase.

[Squirreljam]

This isn’t really long enough for here but I’m not in sprockets ever and John Branch has made it in here a few times, he’s always worth reading.
couple thoughts about the comments -
1-damn some butthurt dudes re womens sports;
2-there’s one from a praiseullr in Aspen (not butthurt). Gotta be a mag

(Gifted past paywall) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/u...smid=url-share

[singlesline]

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-po...xas-solutions/

[dunfree]

Not quite a magazine article, but interesting if bleak.
https://www.propublica.org/article/t...pital-oncology

[bennymac]

Thanks for posting that. What a fucked up story. The elimination of oversight isn’t gonna help detect these types of assholes.

[donutlynx]

Maybe not quite longform, but held my interest: "My Monster Tenant"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/real...nt/ar-AA1u5cn4

[evasive_MT]

Not quite a magazine article, but interesting if bleak.
https://www.propublica.org/article/t...pital-oncology

Helena here. That was by far the most reporting we’ve seen on this, thanks to him obtaining the discovery materials. Local newspaper articles have been really opaque. I wonder if this will reduce the number of people picketing the hospital. My wife is undergoing chemo there now, and I’m glad this has flushed through. Her primary oncologist and the consultation one in Bozeman are solid.

[yeahman]

Yeah that's been a big story in Helena but the local coverage has frankly sucked. Fascinating and terrifying article.

Evasive I hope your wife's treatment goes well. Fuck cancer.

[old goat]

About 6-7 years ago I got interested in the finances. of Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. The hospital, which is part of a public hospital district with an elected BOD, has a cancer center with a radiation therapy unit and multiple oncologists. At the time I investigated it had a population base of 40,000 in Truckee and surrounding communities. The oncology center had more oncologists than my Kaiser Hospital in Sacramento, which at the time had 300,000 patients. The hospital's main profit center was oncology drugs. Were it not for the chemotherapy the hospital would have been losing a lot of money and in danger of closing.

I am not aware of anyone receiving unnecessary chemotherapy or of any other bad cases related to the hospital in recent years. It was concerning, however, that the hospital had made such a major investment in cancer doctors and and cancer facilities and that cancer treatment is keeping the hospital afloat. I haven't kept track of the issue since a couple people ran for the BOD with similar concerns and lost., so I don't know if the situation today is the same.

Small town hospitals with no competition are setups for financial abuse and for the covering up of substandard care. That doesn't mean they are all guilty but people should be aware of the risk. When you live in a small town and your life potentially depends on that hospital it is easy to suspend skepticism regarding the hospital out of self preservation.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

The highest paid physician at my hospital is a radiation oncologist. We’ve got all kinds of specialists here but we can’t seem to do life saving surgeries like a crani for subdural bleeds. Our sub specialist orthopedic and neuro surgeons don want to deal with ortho/neuro trauma anymore but are happy to do lucrative elective surgeries.


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[frorider]

Not quite a magazine article, but interesting if bleak.
https://www.propublica.org/article/t...pital-oncology

Thanks for posting. It’s almost like we need a dedicated Healthcare forum.

[babybear]

That was a really good article. Stayed in bed too long this morning reading it but I think it was worth the time just to keep these potentials in the back of your mind as you navigate HC

[cspringsposer]

My wife and I are looking towards retirement in about nine years and have been seriously contemplating moving back to far northern Idaho (where I was born) or Northern Montana. My wife spent the past year and a half battling breast cancer and access to quality health care is now a priority I really wasnt factoring into the equation on where to retire.

This article scares the shit out of me and really makes me question if retirement in a fairly remote area without access to quality health care is even remotely a responsible decision given my wife's recent health issues. Hopefully this is a one in a million situation, but damn, it's insane something like this happened.

Colorado is getting more crowded and more expensive, but living within driving distance of Denver and it's top notch medical facilities might be the more responsible decision. The world can change a lot in nine years, but that article really has me thinking about what is the minimum level of care that is required in retirement.

[bodywhomper]

How many mags have been treated or know somebody who was treated by that guy? How many mags work or used to work at Saint Peter’s?

I recall a time when I visited my PCP with a nagging lower back pain issue and he asked multiple times if I wanted some narc for pain management…..

[yeahman]

How many mags have been treated or know somebody who was treated by that guy? How many mags work or used to work at Saint Peter’s?

I recall a time when I visited my PCP with a nagging lower back pain issue and he asked multiple times if I wanted some narc for pain management…..

My wife's boss was treated by him. She succumbed to cancer, no idea as to her care.

A doc who lives near us who had his medical license suspended for over-prescribing pain meds has a "We Support Doctor Weiner" sign in his yard FWIW.

I'm sure he successfully treated many many cancer patients, which is why he has such dedicated supporters. I'm also very hesitant to make assumptions or judgments about professionals involved in end of life care, having gone through that with both my parents and seeing firsthand how messy it can be.

But it's pretty clear he made some critical mistakes and wouldn't admit to them and even tried to cover them up.

[bennymac]

Starting chemo on a patient without an actual objective diagnosis of cancer borders on malpractice.

Continuing it indefinitely is bordering on murder.

If the facts are as presented no degree of dedication to his patients could excuse that - and that’s not even getting into the 16 year old that didn’t have a terminal illness being terminally sedated. Jesus.

[cspringsposer]

Having just gone through cancer with my wife, it is unimaginable the things this guy did and didn't do based on the article. The day they did the fateful mammogram on my wife is the same day they did the biopsy. The oncologists we reached out to between the mammogram/biopsy and getting the results from the biopsy wouldn't even schedule an appointment with us until the biopsy confirmed cancer and the type. How the fuck do you put someone through chemo for 11 years and never do a biopsy or even determine exactly what type of cancer it is? This isn't just some guy trying to ease pain. This dude was clearly all about the numbers and the compensation that came from "treatment".

In comparison, my wife's oncologist encouraged us to get a second opinion on treatment when we told her our insurance would cover it at no cost to us. She said the more smart eyes we can get on this the better.

[bennymac]

Give me a doctors license in a small town without much scrutiny and I can develop a sizable group of patients that will rabidly defend me and my every move - just need a prescription pad and no oversight.

[lifelinksplit]

Our rural MT hospital had a sizable investigation into elder abuse and drugs disappearing. Our friend was a nurse there for a bit and left because of many many ethical violations she witnessed. A few people got fired and one person had criminal charges brought. I almost got sat on the jury. Ultimately she walked and really nothing but hand slaps and new administration brought in(largely symbolic). I don't think I'd even let them stitch me up. Most of the time people just take the chopper ride to Missoula. We can barely staff the volunteer ambulance service.

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