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Moderna’s HIV Vaccine Has Officially Begun Human Trials
1 min · · We could be getting even closer to stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS. · Shared by 210, including Tim, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
PsyPost.org
One in 5 patients exhibit cognitive impairment several months after COVID-19 diagnosis
2 min · · 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… · Shared by 81, 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 · · Two doctors, their unusual treatment program, and the "wild bisons" who swear by it. · Shared by 140, including Timothy Caulfield, Tim
Ars Technica
Nocebo responses explain up to 76% of COVID vaccine side effects
3 min · · Some vaccine side effects are very real, but many may be anxiety and misattribution. · 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 · · The new variant is spreading quickly enough to inundate hospitals that were already buckling under the cumulative toll of every previous surge. · Shared by 179, 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 has left The Atlantic, Philanthropy News Digest
Visual Capitalist
The Companies that Defined 2021
7 min · · 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… · Shared by 233, including Tim, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The Guardian
Measures, not lockdowns, are only way to keep Covid at bay says expert
4 min · · A new book outlines the mistakes and missteps that made UK pandemic worse · Shared by 37, including Steve Hanke, Tim, Thomas Power, Akshat Rathi
The Atlantic
Omicron Is Our Past Pandemic Mistakes on Fast-Forward
10 min · · We’ve been making the same errors for nearly two years now. · Shared by 34, including James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Tim, Martin Steiger 🦈, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic
The New York Times
Why 1,320 Therapists Are Worried About Mental Health in America Right Now
11+ min · · Frontline mental health workers in every state say they can’t keep up with the demand from patients struggling with the disruptions of pandemic life. · Shared by 129, including Dr. Simon A. Rego, Lisa Loeffler, Glenn Greenwald, Tara Parker-Pope, The Indian Express, Mike Allton, swissmiss, Tim, Shelley Bonanno, MA, LLP (she/her/hers)
TED Talks
Maria Van Kerkhove: How to end the pandemic
· We will get out of this pandemic, says Maria Van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO). The question is how fast -- and if we'll take what we've learned from the… · Shared by 57, including Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Tim
Los Angeles Times
Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory
5 min · · The advisory is to call attention to a "youth mental health crisis" and recommend resources to call on and actions to take. · Shared by 63, including Shelley Bonanno, MA, LLP (she/her/hers), Ben Miller, Mathew Ingram, Tim, Scott Galloway
nature
Beyond Omicron: what’s next for COVID’s viral evolution
13+ min · · The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months. · Shared by 106, including Brian Ahier, Dr. Tom Frieden, Max Roser, Eric Topol, Tim, Roger Highfield
The BMJ
Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
· Objective To review the evidence on the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality. Design Systematic review and… · Shared by 67, including Ben Cowling, John Burn-Murdoch, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Timothy Caulfield, Eric Topol, Dr Benjamin Janaway, Carlos del Rio, Charles Arthur, Tim, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Elizabeth Stokoe
Healthline
Why Florida Has a Low COVID-19 Case Rate
3 min · · Experts say warmer weather, lower density housing, and the way cases and deaths are counted are all factors in Florida's current COVID-19 rates. · Shared by 2, including Tim
NPR
How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic
3 min · · Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is circulating in white-tailed deer in the U.S. They say the findings could essentially dash any hopes of eliminating the virus in the U.S. — and the world. · Shared by 80, including LARRY ELKAN, Frank Gruber, Tim, Christopher Mims 🤌, Gideonro
VANITY FAIR
In Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan
2 min · · A spokesman for Dr. Fauci says he has been “entirely truthful,” but a new letter belatedly acknowledging the National Institutes of Health’s support for virus-enhancing research adds more heat to the… · Shared by 149, including R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Matt Ridley, Joe Rogan, David CisMan, Libertas, Claudia Sommer, slumos, tylercowen, Tim, Alex Tabarrok 🛡️, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Glenn Greenwald, John Nosta, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.