Invention deficit disorder

Eric Topol: It's an inconvenient truth that Covid-19 is associated with an excess of heart attacks and strokes beyond the first month of infection. / Ground Truths

A loss of social capital, as well as opioids, explains rising middle-aged mortality. / The Economist

By cutting insulin prices, Eli Lilly avoids paying big Medicaid rebates. / STAT

If the United States wants to solve homelessness, evidence finds the only way to do it is to build an ample supply of housing and subsidized housing. / Noahpinion

From 1945, an effusive photo essay on "the California way of life." / LIFE

Young Republicans wish their elders would stop saying "woke" and being so cringe. / Rolling Stone

A young woman finds fame on TikTok for asserting the Roman Empire didn't exist. / The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything

See also: TikTok is creating new languages that are "a mashup of references while nudging along the use of sexual language in non-sexual contexts." / The Trend Report

In 2016, American fathers spent an average of eight hours a week caring for children, compared with just 2.5 hours in 1965. / Pew Research Center

A cruise company is launching a three-year trip for $30,000 per person per year. / CNN

Ford is working on "self-possessing" technology for its cars to drive themselves away should you stop making payments. / The Drive

A list of inventors killed by their own inventions. / Wikipedia

From January, a moving story about searching for people who are unlikely to be found. / Alpinist

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