9 Best Articles in 2020
The Atlantic
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
The Atlantic
~11 min read · 980 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? 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
8 min read · 640 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 · 612 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 coronavirus.
Ars Technica
Suddenly working at home? We’ve done it for 22 years—and have advice
Ars Technica
8 min read · 437 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 · 415 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 world’s most misleading measure
Vox
Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
Vox
~16 min read · 413 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 · 360 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 nutrients in plants. Politico Pro agriculture reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich digs deep to explain how plants are in danger of becoming junk food.?The air’s elevated levels of carbon dioxide are depleting crops’ minerals and vitamins and increasing their carbohydrate content. getAbstract recommends this article to people concerned about the falling nutritional content of the food on their plates.
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 · 324 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 the same again.
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BBC Future
Why being kind to others is good for your health
BBC Future
8 min read · 163 saves · Dec 16th · While we might all enjoy the warm glow of helping out others or giving up a little of our time for charity, it could be doing us some physical good too.
The New York Times
To Lose Weight With Exercise, Aim for 300 Minutes a Week
The New York Times
3 min read · 110 saves · Dec 9th · Gretchen Reynolds · Overweight men and women who exercised six days a week lost weight; those who worked out twice a week did not.
BBC Future
Is eating fish healthy?
BBC Future
9 min read · 72 saves · Dec 14th · We know fish as a healthy food, but pregnant women are told to limit consumption. Do the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks, particularly as stocks grow more depleted?
The Atlantic
Anti-vaxxers Think This Is Their Moment
The Atlantic
8 min read · 62 saves · Dec 20th · Society’s well-being depends on how well public-health officials and average internet users combat misinformation.
Elemental
Yes, Covid Penis Is a Thing
Elemental
5 min read · 45 saves · Dec 10th · Wudan Yan · Some men say Covid-19 is hitting them below the belt
Vox
You can survive winter and not spread Covid-19. Here’s how.
Vox
20+ min read · 45 saves · Dec 7th · Experts on safer — and riskier — ways to see friends and family, keep kids busy, and give back in a raging pandemic.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
World Health Organization (WHO)
4 min read · 44 saves · Dec 9th · Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today.
The Atlantic
The Public-Health Value of Speaking Plainly
The Atlantic
10 min read · 43 saves · Dec 10th · Conor Friedersdorf · An interview with the infectious-disease expert and community health provider Lisa Fitzpatrick
FiveThirtyEight
Does It Matter Which COVID-19 Vaccine I Take?
FiveThirtyEight
4 min read · 27 saves · Dec 18th · Maggie Koerth · By the end of this week, the United States could have not one, but two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use. After nine months of isolation and lockdo…
Nature
The WHO’s chief scientist on a year of loss and learning
Nature
7 min read · 20 saves · Dec 17th · Soumya Swaminathan · The head of scientific work at the World Health Organization reflects on the agency’s challenges and achievements as it navigates the COVID pandemic.
