9 Best Articles in 2020
The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~11 min read · 923 saves · Feb 24th · James Hamblin · 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?…
New York Magazine
How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body (Before You Ever Feel It)
New York Magazine
8 min read · 620 saves · Mar 18th · 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
5 min read · 609 saves · Apr 24th · 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…
Ars Technica
Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice
Ars Technica
8 min read · 416 saves · Mar 15th · Ars Staff · Your productivity, your health, and your sanity: We have your home office covered.
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
Death of the calorie
The Economist’s 1843 magazine
20+ min read · 409 saves · 2019-03-13 · 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…
Vox
Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
Vox
~16 min read · 404 saves · From 2016 · Julia Belluz · Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
POLITICO
The great nutrient collapse
POLITICO
~15 min read · 362 saves · From 2017 · Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are not only causing global warming, they are actively harming the Earth’s food supply by depleting…
The Guardian
Warning of serious brain disorders in people with mild Covid symptoms
The Guardian
2 min read · 328 saves · Jul 8th · Ian Sample · UK neurologists publish details of mildly affected or recovering patients with serious or potentially fatal brain conditions
The New York Times
When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again
The New York Times
7 min read · 319 saves · Jun 8th · Even experts need to make personal decisions about what risks are worth it in the age of coronavirus. For some, life will never be…
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Men's Health Mag
2 min read · 30 saves · Oct 7th · Keeping your ab workout basic doesn't have to be boring.
Women's Health
Do Face Masks Protect Against Pollution? What Experts Say
Women's Health
2 min read · 26 saves · Oct 8th · Michael Steele · It all depends on the kind of mask you wear.
BBC News (World)
Covid: What is the mental health cost to the young?
BBC News (World)
4 min read · 20 saves · Oct 9th · Could the long-term mental health impact of virus restrictions be far more damaging than the virus itself?
New Scientist
Plastic baby bottles shed millions of microplastics when shaken
New Scientist
2 min read · 15 saves · Oct 19th · The plastic bottles used to feed babies shed an average of 4 million microplastic particles per litre into infant formula, but the impact on…
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Global Health Experts Warn Against Herd Immunity Approach to Covid-19
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3 min read · 14 saves · Oct 14th · Jesse Smith · In an open letter, 80 health experts call the approach ‘a dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific evidence’
The Atlantic
Is There a Safe Way to Be Home for the Holidays?
The Atlantic
7 min read · 10 saves · Oct 13th · Joe Pinsker · Throughout the pandemic, Americans have been tempted to violate public-health experts’ recommendations. The winter holidays might be the strongest temptation yet.
Elemental
How the Election Will Impact the Covid-19 Pandemic
Elemental
4 min read · Oct 20th · Kate Morgan · A look at what’s at stake for your health
World Health Organization (WHO)
Impact of COVID-19 on people's livelihoods, their health and our food systems
World Health Organization (WHO)
3 min read · Oct 13th · The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and…
Elemental
How the Election Will Impact Your Reproductive Health
Elemental
5 min read · Oct 23rd · Kate Morgan · A look at what’s at stake
Elemental
What the Election Means for Health Equity
Elemental
4 min read · Oct 22nd · Kate Morgan · A look at what’s at stake for America’s gaping health disparities
