The Associated Press
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
9 min · · An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents 10%… · Shared by 150, including Amesh Adalja, Tim
The Guardian
The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
20+ min · · We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to learn to the hit the pause button · Shared by 1635, including Gabriele, Andreas Heer, Leo Babauta, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Dominik Grolimund, Harpreet Singh, John Battelle, Thomas Power, fernand0, Stefan Niemeyer, Mark Kaigwa, Ines Bieler, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Mark Little, Sachin Rekhi, Klaus Eck, Josep M. Ganyet, Katja Evertz, Jane, Liliane Ferrari ™
Forbes
While CEOs Blame Remote Work For Decreased Productivity, Here’s The Bigger Picture
4 min · · Labor productivity—or output per hour—decreased 2.7% in the first quarter of 2023 for the nonfarm business sector, the sharpest decline in 75 years. · Shared by 210, including Tim, Thomas Pleil
The Guardian
New artificial intelligence tool can accurately identify cancer
3 min · · Exclusive: Algorithm performs more efficiently and effectively than current methods, according to a study · Shared by 272, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Vishal Gulati (I back scientists), John Nosta, Tom Muller, Fabio Chiusi, Tim
Slate
The Truth About Long COVID Is Finally Emerging. It’s Not What We Thought.
12+ min · · The flood of patients never materialized. Why? · Shared by 369, including Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Amesh Adalja, Tim
Greater Good
Seven Ways to Have a Healthier Relationship With Stress
6 min · · A new book by renowned stress researcher Elissa Epel explains how stress affects our bodies at the cellular level and how to manage it better. · Shared by 784, including Tim, Neil Hart 💙
Yale SOM
Once COVID Vaccines Were Introduced, More Republicans Died Than Democrats
2 min · · A new Yale study co-authored by SOM’s Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham found that once vaccines were introduced, the rate of excess deaths among Republicans and Democrats began to diverge. · Shared by 17, including Shel Holtz, Yale University, Tim
healthing.ca
COVID-19’s impact on the brain is similar to the effect of aging by 20 years
1 min · · Shared by 95, including Tim
healthing.ca
Are you at risk of developing long COVID? This computer program may be able to tell
1 min · · Are you at risk of developing long COVID? AI may know · Shared by 123, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Tim
PsyPost.org
Even mild cases of COVID-19 might result in brain shrinkage and impaired cognitive function
3 min · · 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… · Shared by 52, including Tim, Brian Ahier
PsyPost.org
National narcissism identified as a robust predictor of belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories
2 min · · 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… · Shared by 82, including Tim
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian youth mental health in crisis: A quarter of young people have thought about suicide
4 min · · An exclusive survey reveals 82 per cent of young Australians experienced mental health issues during COVID-19, with one in four having suicidal thoughts. · 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 · · 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… · Shared by 128, including Tim
Ness Labs
Belief perseverance: why we cling on to old ideas
4 min · · 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. · Shared by 168, including Tim
Quartz
The West already monopolized scientific publishing. Covid made it worse.
4 min · · 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. · Shared by 86, including Tim
healthing.ca
COVID is a 'systemic virus that may provoke damage in nearly every organ system'
3 min · · Even people with mild COVID cases have an increased mental health risk · Shared by 64, including Thomas Pleil, Tim