Health Nerd

@GidMK

Epidemiologist. Writer (Slate, TIME, etc). ' Research fellow at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales threads.net/@gidmkhealthne… Joined November 2015

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Is Long COVID less of a problem than we originally thought?

In short, probably. My new piece:

medium.com/@gidmk/is-long…

gidmk.medium.com Is Long COVID Less Of A Problem Than We Thought? A new study looks at the question of what long-term symptoms COVID-19 actually causes

Health Nerd @GidMK Nov 3

Was Long COVID a substantially smaller problem than people claimed?

My piece on new evidence that undermines many of the arguments made about the long-term impacts of COVID-19

gidmk.substack.com/p/is-long-covi…

gidmk.substack.com Is Long COVID Less Of A Problem Than We Thought? A new study looks at the question of what long-term symptoms COVID-19 actually causes

Health Nerd @GidMK Nov 2

Collagen supplements almost certainly do not help with skin aging.

A story of some very problematic science.
medium.com/@gidmk/collage…

gidmk.medium.com Collagen Supplements Probably Don’t Help With Skin Aging A story of bad science and mistakes

Health Nerd @GidMK Oct 19

Is vaping the best way to quit smoking?

My new piece on a provocative question that people often yell about online.

medium.com/@gidmk/is-vapi…

gidmk.medium.com Is Vaping The Best Way To Quit Smoking? In short: probably yes.

Health Nerd @GidMK Oct 14

Does using AI for 10 minutes make you lazy and dumb?

Probably not. My new piece on some dubious headlines. gidmk.substack.com/p/does-using-a…

gidmk.substack.com Does Using AI For 10 Minutes Make You “Lazy And Dumb”? Probably not