Coronaviruses
> My newsletter, Not a Doctor, regularly covers COVID-19 news
> Canada’s Arctic Territories All Declare Public Health Emergencies, ArcticToday
> MOSAiC Expedition Halts Aerial Surveys Due to Coronavirus, Travel Restrictions, ArcticToday
> How the Arctic’s Limited Infrastructure Could Make Coronavirus Deadlier in the Region, ArcticToday
> The Risky Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, The New Republic
> This Year’s Arctic Winter Games Canceled Over Fears of Coronavirus Spread, ArcticToday
> Arctic Fisheries Brace for ‘Significant’ Effects from China’s Coronavirus Lockdown, ArcticToday
> A Better Way to Stop Coronaviruses, The New Republic
> A Novel Virus Killed 24,000 Piglets in China. Where Did It Come From? NPR
HIV/AIDS> The Next Pandemic Could Be Hiding in the Arctic Permafrost, The New Republic
> Ending HIV, Monitor on Psychology
> HIV Rates Are Rising Across the American South in States That Didn’t Expand Medicaid, Pacific Standard
> 9 Million People Are Likely HIV Positive and Don’t Know It, NPR
Malaria
> A New Kind of Chemistry: Why Science Is Rethinking the Humble Bed Net, Mail & Guardian and Bhekisisa
> The 7 Dwarfs Whistle While They Work to Fight Malaria, NPR
Global Health
> Toilet Signs Give The Scoop On Pee And Poop, NPR
> The Unanswered Questions About Anthrax, NPR
> Bubonic Plague Strikes in Mongolia: Why Is It Still a Threat? NPR
> Researchers Are Surprised by the Magnitude of Venezuela’s Health Crisis, NPR
> Cholera 101: Why This Ancient Disease Is Making Headlines in 2019, NPR
> Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Toilet Signs Try to Help, NPR
> A Frozen Idea to Save Helpful Germs From Disasters, NPR
> What Kills 5 Million People a Year? It’s Not Just Disease, NPR
> Scientists Discover the Secret Weapon of Stomach Viruses, NPR
> Some Bacteria Are Becoming ‘More Tolerant’ of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds, NPR
> Hungry for Change, China Dialogue
Climate and Health
> Climate Change Is Already Hurting Kids’ Health, The New Republic
> Solving the Suicide Crisis in the Arctic Circle, Pacific Standard (selected as a Notable article in Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019)
> In a Land of Thundering Reindeer, Suicide Stalks the Indigenous Sami, STAT News (republished by PBS NewsHour)
> Anguish in the Scandinavian Arctic [podcast], GroundTruth Project
Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health
> The Growing Toll of the Global Gag Rule, The New Republic
> The Surprisingly Simple Way To Save Babies’ Lives, BRIGHT; also published by News Deeply
> Should Women Be Paid for Donating Their Breast Milk?, The Atlantic; also published by the Huffington Post
> Premature Baby, Preexisting Condition, Catapult
> Indian Baby Showers Add Iron-Rich Nutritional Gift, Women’s eNews
Health & Development
> Kathy Pico Is Just Getting Started, Outside
> Can a Woman’s Rising Social Status Bring Down Rates of Domestic Violence? NPR
> Rejection by the King Of Nepal Was Not the End of the Road, NPR
> Therapy for Torture Victims Has Surprising Economic Benefit, Study Says, NPR
> Top US Government Aid Partner to Pay $500k Damages to African American Job Applicants, The Guardian
> CEO and Pregnant; Yahoo! But Wait a Minute . . . Women’s eNews; also published on UPI.com
> Color Lines Create Widest Pay Gaps, Women’s eNews
> In India, Daughters-in-Law Encouraged to Speak Up, Women’s eNews
Mental Health
> Mental Health Care Is Becoming Accessible in Nepal, Outside
> Solving the Suicide Crisis in the Arctic Circle, Pacific Standard
> In a Land of Thundering Reindeer, Suicide Stalks the Indigenous Sami, STAT News (republished by PBS NewsHour)
> Anguish in the Scandinavian Arctic [podcast], GroundTruth Project
> The ‘Anticipatory Anxiety’ of Waiting for Disaster, The Atlantic
> She Found Relief for PTSD With a Different Kind of Therapy. But Does It Work? The Washington Post
