Shayla Love

Investigative science reporter

Shayla Love is a freelance reporter with extensive investigations into mental health, pharmaceuticals and neuroscience.  

Shayla Love is a freelance reporter with extensive investigations into mental health, pharmaceuticals and neuroscience.  

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