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Published in Elemental

·Apr 2, 2021

How You’ll Know When the Pandemic Is Contained

There will be no dramatic end to the pandemic, but we can at least look for these four signs that it’s under control — After a dark, lonely winter — when cases of Covid-19 ravaged the globe, surpassing 2 million deaths in mid-January, and with new variants cropping up — we seem to have begun emerging from the absolute worst. Spring’s fate is up in the air, but the ramped-up vaccine program under the…

Covid 19

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How You’ll Know When the Pandemic Is Contained
How You’ll Know When the Pandemic Is Contained
Covid 19

4 min read


Published in Elemental

·Feb 15, 2021

Behind the Scenes at a Covid-19 Vaccination Center

How Bainbridge Island’s Medical Reserve Corp is making sure not a single dose goes to waste — The early morning drizzle stopped just as Loren Bast parked his car outside the senior community center on Bainbridge Island in Washington state on a Friday in late January. He strode purposefully inside and put on a reflective blue vest over his maroon jacket. Bast, the executive director of Bainbridge…

Covid 19

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Behind the Scenes at a Covid-19 Vaccination Center
Behind the Scenes at a Covid-19 Vaccination Center
Covid 19

9 min read


Published in Elemental

·Jan 12, 2021

How a Navajo Nation Health Worker is Treating America’s Worst Covid-19 Outbreak

Roxanna Yazzie works long hours to keep her community safe from Covid-19 — Even in winter, when temperatures drop to below freezing and the dirt roads are coated in snow or ice, Roxanna Yazzie slings her clinic badge over her down jacket, pulls up the hood of her green jacket, and makes for work.

Covid 19

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How a Navajo Nation Health Worker is Treating America’s Worst Covid-19 Outbreak
How a Navajo Nation Health Worker is Treating America’s Worst Covid-19 Outbreak
Covid 19

7 min read


Published in Elemental

·Dec 10, 2020

Yes, Covid Penis Is a Thing

Some men say Covid-19 is hitting them below the belt — When Steven Bell caught Covid-19 this spring, he was surprised that he didn’t have a fever. Rather, it felt like a bad sinus infection. Soon, he lost his sense of smell, and went on to develop insomnia. He felt like the virus was also affecting his circulation, and would swing…

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Yes, Covid Penis Is a Thing
Yes, Covid Penis Is a Thing

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Published in Elemental

·Dec 9, 2020

The Nobel Prize-Winning, LSD Dropping, Yet Problematic Scientist Who Invented PCR

‘The world owes him some gratitude, but he was not pleasant’ — Every day, hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of molecular reactions are happening in laboratories worldwide. Small droplets of liquid that give us a lens into an individual’s respiratory pathways are analyzed for whether or not they contain the pathogen of the year: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…

Science

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The Nobel Prize-Winning, LSD Dropping, Yet Problematic Scientist Who Invented PCR
The Nobel Prize-Winning, LSD Dropping, Yet Problematic Scientist Who Invented PCR
Science

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Dec 2, 2020

How I doubled my freelance income in 2020 — and hit six figures

At the end of June, when I was assessing my finances, I was completely shocked to see that I had basically hit my target income already. That must be a fluke, right? But it wasn’t. My trusty Google Sheets had the right formula, and I double checked to make sure…

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Published in Elemental

·Sep 15, 2020

Inside a New York City ER: Then and Now

Lessons from the Covid-19 frontlines through the eyes of Dr. Craig Spencer — This story is part of Six Months In, a special weeklong Elemental series reflecting on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and what the future holds for the Covid-19 pandemic. Around six months ago, New York City was seeing its highest caseload of Covid-19 cases yet. Emergency rooms in the…

Coronavirus

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What Life Is Like in the ER: Then and Now
What Life Is Like in the ER: Then and Now
Coronavirus

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Published in Elemental

·Jul 21, 2020

A Day in the Life of a Scientist in the Coronavirus Vaccine Race

Immunologist and new mother Megan O’Connor works nonstop to help her team move their Covid-19 vaccine forward — Around mid-March, when the novel coronavirus was beginning to make its way through the U.S., Megan O’Connor had just returned to work after six months of maternity leave. Even in the weeks after she had her baby daughter, O’Connor, an immunologist, hadn’t stopped working. “Science doesn’t stop just because you…

Covid 19

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A Day in the Life of a Scientist in the Coronavirus Vaccine Race
A Day in the Life of a Scientist in the Coronavirus Vaccine Race
Covid 19

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Published in Elemental

·Jul 15, 2020

Yes, You Might Be Becoming a Bit of a Jerk

Science explains why there’s a loss of human compassion during pandemics — Since Washington state, where I live, instated its stay-at-home order over 100 days ago, I’ve noticed a number of changes in my behavior. First, the novelty of the Zoom hangouts wore off, and I found connecting with friends and family over video chat left me feeling more drained than fulfilled…

Empathy

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Yes, You Might Be Becoming a Bit of a Jerk
Yes, You Might Be Becoming a Bit of a Jerk
Empathy

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Published in Elemental

·Jun 15, 2020

Health Professionals Say Police Are Targeting Them at Protests

In cities across the U.S. — from Seattle to Austin, Asheville, and Denver — medics say they are dealing with police altercations while trying to render aid — On Saturday, May 30, in Seattle, Washington, Alex* stood next to the police as civilians protested against the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black people at the hands of law enforcement. It was late in the afternoon and the rain was starting to come. Tensions in the…

Health

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Health Professionals Say Police Are Targeting Them at Protests
Health Professionals Say Police Are Targeting Them at Protests
Health

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