“Today, a young American woman between the ages of 25 and 34 is more likely to die than she was at any other point in more than 50 years. And had the mortality rate remained flat between 2000 and 2021, nearly 40,000 young women would not have died.”

"outside is covid safe" is something i've heard a lot in 2023, and it might have been true in 2020 but it is not true now. it's still lower risk than indoors - but covid is MUCH MORE contagious now. check out this article + handy illustrated infographic by malaka gharib!

www.npr.org/sections/goa...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2398713-schools-cut-covid-19-sick-days-by-20-per-cent-using-hepa-air-filters/

This may be the most important piece of journalism in the entire pandemic. Brilliant detective work by scientists; compellingly told.
www.wired.com/story/the-te...

If you have covid, wearing a mask at home and not sharing the same bedroom (if possible) with your household members greatly reduces the chance of you infecting them.

New study out!

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

This is so sad to read in the British Medical Journal this week.

The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health releases guidance on how to deal with measles in children as further outbreaks loom.

www.bmj.com/content/383/...