Going Viral
Mark HonigsbaumThe history, science and culture of infectious disease. Plus, a little politics and poetry.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 143 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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I’m not a cardiologist... let me tell you what I now about blood pressure. Part 2.
The internet is full of advice from influencers about how to manage hypertension. But are the supplements and gadgets all that they claim ? And who decides what is “normal” blood pressure anyway?
Like many people for whom diet and weight d...
I’m not a cardiologist … let me tell you what I know about blood pressure. Part 1.
The internet is full of advice from influencers about how to manage hypertension. But are the supplements and gadgets all that they claim ? And who decides what is “normal” blood pressure anyway?
The other day I made the mistake of Googlin...
The Biggest Bioterrorist of All.
Of all the ways the human race could be extinguished (nuclear war, asteroid strike, a wet-bulb event), the most gruesome of all is surely an attack involving a biologically engineered pathogen. Think an excruciating headache, accompanied by...
When I met Fauci
I first had the privilege of meeting Anthony Fauci in February 2018. I remember it as if it were yesterday. Washington DC was basking in unseasonably warm weather and on my way to the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in Bethesda the mer...
The Opportune Moment
“To everything – turn, turn, turn,” sang The Byrds in the catchy 1959 Pete Seeger song invoking the Book of Ecclesiastes . “There is a season… and a time to every purpose under heaven… a time to gain, a time to lose.”
Boy, do we know it!...
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