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“Intermittent fasting has salutary effects. Listen how Dr. Mark P. Mattson, co-author of a recent NEJM review on the topic, assesses the practice — and how he’s managed to skip breakfast for the past 30 years or so.”

For those interested in the subject, we suggest the reading of the recent review by Dr. Mark P. Mattson: Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease – New England Journal of Medicine ($)

Analysis: Smartphones, Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health

11 Feb, 2020 | 01:57h | UTC

Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

News Release: Review of evidence finds excessive smartphone, social media use may be linked to youth mental health – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Perspective – “Worried About That New Medical Study? Read This First”

11 Feb, 2020 | 01:54h | UTC

Worried About That New Medical Study? Read This First – The New York Times (free)

Viewpoint: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications

9 Feb, 2020 | 20:42h | UTC

Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Potential Consequences of Changing Disease Classifications (free audio)

Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 10 February 2020

9 Feb, 2020 | 20:34h | UTC

Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 07 February 2020

7 Feb, 2020 | 08:05h | UTC

– W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic’ – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

– ‘This beast is moving very fast.’ Will the new coronavirus be contained—or go pandemic? – Science Magazine (free)

– Coronavirus: Everything you need to know in a visual explainer – South China Morning Post (free) (via @DrTomFrieden)

– Coronavirus Expert Reality Check – Global Health NOW (free)

– How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name – BBC (free)

– WHO says too early to say coronavirus peaking in China – Reuters (free)

– WHO sees no sign of nCoV peak in China, cases rise overseas – CIDRAP (free)

– In effort to develop coronavirus vaccine, outbreak expert sees ‘hardest problem’ of his career – STAT (free)

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care

6 Feb, 2020 | 02:04h | UTC

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care – Kaiser Health News (free)

Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 06 February 2020

6 Feb, 2020 | 01:58h | UTC

– China marks biggest nCoV jump; WHO unveils response plan – CIDRAP (free)

– Experts offer first US nCoV clinical guidance – CIDRAP (free)

– Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally – Wired (free)

– Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares Children – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

– Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak – BBC (free)

– Coronavirus: Five things you need to know – BBC (free)

– WHO Calls for US $675 million To Combat Coronavirus; China Experiences Largest 24-Hour Increase In Cases Since Outbreak Began – Health Policy Watch (free)

– Data suggests virus infections under-reported, exaggerating fatality rate – Reuters (free)

Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 05 February 2020

5 Feb, 2020 | 08:10h | UTC

– Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained – STAT (free)

– Coronavirus: Window of opportunity to act, World Health Organization says – BBC (free)

– Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

– What Questions Should Global Health Policy Makers Be Asking About The Novel Coronavirus? – Health Affairs Blog (free)

– nCoV total tops 20,000 as officials probe spread from nations outside of China – CIDRAP (free)

– Why are we panicked about coronavirus — and calm about the flu? – The Hill (free)

Open Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp

4 Feb, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC

Open Access 2019: A Year of Momentum on the Subscription Off-Ramp – Absolutely Maybe Blog (free)

Opinion: Cash from Cannabis Companies Creates Conflicted Researchers

4 Feb, 2020 | 08:49h | UTC

Cash from cannabis companies creates conflicted researchers – STAT (free)

Novel Coronavirus – Selected News & Perspectives / 04 February 2020

4 Feb, 2020 | 07:40h | UTC

– The New Coronavirus Is a Truly Modern Epidemic – The Atlantic (free)

“New diseases are mirrors that reflect how a society works—and where it fails.”

– China Pledged to Build a New Hospital in 10 Days. It’s Close. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“State news outlets reported that the 1,000-bed facility would accept patients from Monday even as construction workers raced to complete it.”

– Coronavirus: Here Are 10 Misconceptions Being Spread – Forbes (free)

– China nCoV surge tops 17,000 as more vaccine support announced – CIDRAP (free)

– We need new forms of governance to better manage our response to pandemics – The BMJ Opinion (free)

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