Your weekend long reads

Ashley Shaffer | Paste BN

Good morning, Short Listers!

Care to cuddle up by the fire with some Paste BN long reads this weekend? Yes. The answer is always yes.

Here are a few powerful stories that made an impact on me this week:

The doctor's in: When he became a rural doctor, James DeLine had no experience treating the Amish, and no idea he'd be at the cutting edge of genetic medicine.
Daycare, paid maternity leave: America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it?
Concussions and contact sports: He took many blows to the head playing football, hockey and lacrosse throughout his childhood. His parents say it's why he died.