9 Best Articles in 2021
The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~12 min read · 2020-02-24 · You’re washing your hands, practicing social distancing and coughing into your arm like a good citizen, but will this stop the spread of COVID-19? Your efforts may slow the spread, which offers social benefits, but the ship probably already sailed when it comes to actually stopping the virus. So will the world be able to pull it together and limit impending global disaster? James Hamblin, MD explains the barriers to a happy COVID-19 resolution in this article from The Atlantic, and describes what would be necessary for effective global responses to future pandemics.
New York Magazine
How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body (Before You Ever Feel It)
New York Magazine
9 min read · 2020-03-18 · How the novel coronavirus could take over your body before you ever felt it.
The Washington Post
Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes
The Washington Post
6 min read · 2020-04-24 · Doctors sound alarm about patients in their 30s and 40s left debilitated or dead by strokes. Some didn’t even know they were infected by coronavirus.
Harvard Business Review
Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk
Harvard Business Review
4 min read · Feb 2nd · Breaking up your day by going outside can boost your mood, brainpower, and creativity.
NPR
Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep
NPR
8 min read · Jan 21st · Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout, when our ancestors didn't.
Ness Labs
The benefits of stretching: why your body needs to move
Ness Labs
4 min read · Feb 3rd · A stretching routine is not just for athletes. Stretching helps our muscles and joints stay flexible and strong so we avoid damage and pain.
Ars Technica
Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice
Ars Technica
9 min read · 2020-03-15 · Your productivity, your health, and your sanity: We have your home office covered.
Vox
Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
Vox
~17 min read · From 2017 · Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Death of the calorie
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
20+ min read · From 2019 · For more than a century we’ve counted on calories to tell us what will make us fat. Peter Wilson says it’s time to bury the world’s most misleading measure
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How Technology Can Help You Cope With ADHD
WIRED
2 min read · Apr 7th · Tech is usually the villain in stories about ADHD, but for many, it can be a lifeline, not an anchor.
The Atlantic
The End of Hygiene Theater
The Atlantic
5 min read · Apr 13th · The CDC has finally said what scientists have been screaming for months: The coronavirus is overwhelmingly spread through the air, not via surfaces.
The Atlantic
Vaccine Refusal Will Come at a Cost—For All of Us
The Atlantic
6 min read · Apr 10th · People who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have higher health-care costs. The rest of us will foot the bill.
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Day 2021
World Health Organization (WHO)
3 min read · Mar 15th · On World Health Day, 7 April 2021, we will be inviting you to join a new campaign for a fairer, healthier world.
The New York Times
Vaccinated People Can Get Covid, but It’s Most Likely Very Rare
The New York Times
4 min read · Mar 23rd · “Breakthrough” cases, though quite uncommon, are a sharp reminder that vaccinated people should wear masks while the virus is circulating widely.
Nature
Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
Nature
20+ min read · Mar 22nd · A comprehensive review of the current literature on post-acute COVID-19, also referred to as long COVID, its pathophysiology and its organ-specific sequelae highlights the need for multidisciplinary…
The New York Times
The Pandemic as a Wake-Up Call for Personal Health
The New York Times
5 min read · Mar 15th · Too many Americans fail to take measures to combat obesity, the second leading risk factor for death from Covid-19.
BBC Breaking News
Covid-19: World leaders call for international pandemic treaty
BBC Breaking News
3 min read · Mar 30th · Boris Johnson and more than 20 other leaders say another health crisis is a matter of "not if, but when".
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO validates Cote d’Ivoire for eliminating sleeping sickness as a public health problem
World Health Organization (WHO)
3 min read · Mar 25th · Côte d'Ivoire has successfully eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness”, as a public health problem, becoming the second African country after Togo to be validated…
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Arts and culture activities for your health and wellbeing
blog.google
3 min read · Apr 6th · Our collective health and wellbeing has taken center stage as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. While extraordinary advances in science have delivered vaccines and new hope,…
