healthing.ca
Are you at risk of developing long COVID? This computer program may be able to tell
1 min read · May 20th · Are you at risk of developing long COVID? AI may know
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PsyPost.org
Even mild cases of COVID-19 might result in brain shrinkage and impaired cognitive function
3 min read · Mar 20th · For the first time, a new study has investigated the effects of mild COVID (that is, infection that doesn’t lead to a hospital admission) on the brain. The findings may further explain some of the…
PsyPost.org
National narcissism identified as a robust predictor of belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories
2 min read · Mar 5th · New research published Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides evidence that national narcissism is strongly tied to the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. National narcissism, a type…
Reader View · Shared by 65, including Tim
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian youth mental health in crisis: A quarter of young people have thought about suicide
4 min read · Mar 20th · An exclusive survey reveals 82 per cent of young Australians experienced mental health issues during COVID-19, with one in four having suicidal thoughts.
Reader View · Shared by 38, including The Age, Tim
PsyPost.org
Feeling deprived of affection was associated with important mental health outcomes during lockdown, study finds
3 min read · Mar 1st · Receiving less affection than usual during lockdown may have exacerbated loneliness and depression among US citizens, according to findings published in the Journal of Social and Personal…
Ness Labs
Belief perseverance: why we cling on to old ideas
4 min read · Jan 28th · Our beliefs can help us navigate the world around us. However, when our beliefs do not line up with reality, they can cause harm to ourselves and others.
Reader View · Shared by 168, including Tim
Quartz
The West already monopolized scientific publishing. Covid made it worse.
4 min read · Jan 25th · Academic publishing has always privileged the scientists of the West, who dominate the pages of journals and can best afford their subscription fees. Covid-19 has made this imbalance even more stark.
Reader View · Shared by 86, including Tim
healthing.ca
COVID is a 'systemic virus that may provoke damage in nearly every organ system'
3 min read · Feb 19th · Even people with mild COVID cases have an increased mental health risk
Reader View · Shared by 66, including Thomas Pleil, Tim
Them
Moderna’s HIV Vaccine Has Officially Begun Human Trials
1 min read · Jan 28th · We could be getting even closer to stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Reader View · Shared by 205, including Tim, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
PsyPost.org
One in 5 patients exhibit cognitive impairment several months after COVID-19 diagnosis
2 min read · Feb 3rd · Many long-haul COVID-19 patients suffer fatigue and cognitive impairments months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to new research published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and…
Reader View · Shared by 82, including Eric W. Dolan, slumos, Leslie Wolk, Tim
Mother Jones
Desperate patients are shelling out thousands for a long Covid cure. Is it for real?
20+ min read · Jan 3rd · Two doctors, their unusual treatment program, and the "wild bisons" who swear by it.
Reader View · Shared by 139, including Timothy Caulfield, Tim
Ars Technica
Nocebo responses explain up to 76% of COVID vaccine side effects
3 min read · Jan 19th · Some vaccine side effects are very real, but many may be anxiety and misattribution.
Reader View · Shared by 64, including Jennifer Ouellette, Tim, Massimiliano Aroffo, Bethany Brookshire, Nir Eyal
The Atlantic
Omicron Isn’t Mild for the Health-Care System
~12 min read · Jan 7th · The new variant is spreading quickly enough to inundate hospitals that were already buckling under the cumulative toll of every previous surge.
Reader View · Shared by 129, including Montefiore & Einstein ID, Florian Hanke 🍎, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Carlos del Rio, Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA, Mathew Ingram, Dr. Tom Frieden, Tim, Jonathan Eisen, Carrie Brown, Anna Jane Joyner, Ed Yong, PhilanTopic
Visual Capitalist
The Companies that Defined 2021
6 min read · 2021-12-23 · Attention is an increasingly valuable form of currency in the Information Age. In 2021, a handful of companies stood out from the pack, dominating the conversation and influencing society in both…
Reader View · Shared by 231, including Tim, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
The Guardian
Measures, not lockdowns, are only way to keep Covid at bay says expert
4 min read · Jan 2nd · A new book outlines the mistakes and missteps that made UK pandemic worse
Reader View · Shared by 37, including Steve Hanke, Tim, Thomas Power, Akshat Rathi
The Atlantic
Omicron Is Our Past Pandemic Mistakes on Fast-Forward
10 min read · 2021-12-23 · We’ve been making the same errors for nearly two years now.
Reader View · Shared by 33, including James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Tim, Martin Steiger 🍿🍿🍿, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Ed Yong
