Health

via kottke.org: This map shows the 50 countries in the world where you can (mostly) drink the tap water. But: “Fewer than one billion people have a tap at home that issues potable water.”

via Ars Technica: Air purifiers aren’t enough to clean your home from wildfire smoke

via LAUREN: This is an amazing breakthrough for chronic illness and looks promising as a potential cure and reversal for MS, Crohn’s, and many many more.

Gina Kolata on New York Times: We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work

via Persagen.com 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮🌈: Scientists May Have Found Mechanism Behind Cognitive Decline in Aging in Mice

via kottke.org: What to Do with Climate Emotions. “It may be impossible to seriously consider the reality of climate change for longer than ninety seconds without feeling depressed, angry, guilty, grief-stricken, or simply insane.”

via Glenn Fleishman: We all complain about the AQI but what can we do about it?

via The Conversation U.S.: Studies suggest that from 10% to 45% of COVID-19 survivors have at least one of the following symptoms 3 months after recovery: fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty sleeping, difficulty with daily activities or mental fogginess, otherwise known as “brain fog.”