Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries - The Lancet Public HealthLara B Aknin, PhD Bernardo Andretti, MSc Rafael Goldszmidt, PhD Prof John F Helliwell, DPhil Anna Petherick, DPhil Prof Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, PhD Prof Elizabeth W Dunn, PhD Daisy Fancourt, PhD Prof Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD Sarah P Jones, BSc Ozge Karadag, MD Elie Karam, MD Prof Richard Layard, FBA Prof Shekhar Saxena, MD Emily Thornton, BA Ashley Whilla
Smartphone apps in the COVID-19 pandemic | Nature BiotechnologyJay A. Pandit, Jennifer M. Radin, Giorgio Quer & Eric J. TopolAbstractAt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, analog tools such as nasopharyngeal swabs for PCR tests were center stage and the major prevention tactics of masking and physical distancing were a throwback to the 1918 influenza pandemic. Overall, there has been scant regard for digital tools, particularly those based on smartphone apps, which is surprising given the ub