PinnedMember-onlyTable of Contents (Updated February 2023)Find what interests you faster — Dear Reader, Thank you for visiting my humble corner of the internet. For the sake of expediency, I’ve compiled this short table of contents with a few highlights in each topic. Yours, Nita Creator Economy / Entrepreneurship / Technology: Twitter and YouTube Add Podcasts to Their Platforms 3 Signs You Need to…Science3 min readScience3 min read
Published in Medical Myths and Models·Jan 30Member-onlyDiagnostics & Disability Policy for Patients with Long COVIDA conversation with journalist Ryan Prior — A couple months ago, I sat down to talk with journalist and author Ryan Prior about his book The Long Haul. We discussed long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), patient advocacy, and precision medicine. Here are a few highlights from our interview: Nita Jain: In your book, you discuss…Health7 min readHealth7 min read
Jan 12What I Wish Doctors Told Me About Chronic Illness2093Stella GuanSo much of your story is painfully relatable.So much of your story is painfully relatable. Interestingly, individuals of Asian heritage who immigrate to America end up exhibiting the same risk of chronic diseases as the general American population upon settling down in the United States, suggesting that chronic diseases may largely be environmentally driven. Indeed, most gut microbial diversity is lost within a few months. Managing multiple co-morbidities really is a full-time job with no days off. Coming to terms with loss of autonomy is an especially painful pill to swallow. Thank you for sharing your story so vulnerably.1 min read1 min read
Published in poems from the pandemic·Jan 8Member-onlyMy fight is not for the privilegedPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Dec 7, 2022A common method of achieving fault tolerance is by creating copies of servers, databases, etc. Remember that at the end of the day, a server is just a computer. It can get damaged, corrupted, a…Paper Review Monolith: Towards Better Recommendation Systems1133Building BlocksThis reminds me of the biological concept of functional redundancy.This reminds me of the biological concept of functional redundancy. For example, different microbes in the same functional guild can perform the same function, i.e. produce a given metabolite like butyrate. Some research groups like George Church's lab at Harvard have looked into DNA for information storage because of the built-in redundancy. In fact, your DNA is so tightly wound around histones that if you were to unravel it completely, from end to end, it would stretch to the moon and back 1500 times!1 min read1 min read
Nov 21, 2022Taylor Swift Isn’t Fatphobic… You Are651Brenda CovarrubiasBrilliantly written piece and a timely reminder that none of us have a monopoly on pain, suffering…Brilliantly written piece and a timely reminder that none of us have a monopoly on pain, suffering, or insecurity. Looks can be incredibly deceiving, and we can never presume to know what someone else is feeling. Thank you for this empathetic perspective.1 min read1 min read
Published in Better Marketing·Oct 3, 2022Member-onlyTwitter and YouTube Add Podcasts to Their PlatformsCompetition is heating up, as major players compete in the podcasting space — Major changes are underway for the burgeoning podcast industry. With growth projected to reach $4 billion by 2024, most everyone is scrambling to acquire a piece of the pie with major tech giants keen to capture significant portions of the market share. …Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Sep 30, 2022Member-onlyHow to Have an Equal PartnershipWhy gender parity matters for society — In the social sciences, one question continues to confound: Are women naturally more nurturing or are these roles simply the result of social conditioning? Any discussion revolving around a given gender’s “natural” propensity towards certain roles is guaranteed to quickly get heated. In sickness and in health Caregiving dynamics are perhaps no better on display…Advice10 min readAdvice10 min read
Published in Medical Myths and Models·Sep 14, 2022Member-onlyWomen’s Unique Nutritional Needs Impact Longevity and Disease RiskWhy we need precision nutrition for women — On average, women live longer than men but experience a higher risk of autoimmune diseases. Female biology is accompanied by unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes across one’s lifespan. Women may be especially prone to nutritional insufficiency during certain key periods (menarche, pregnancy, lactation, menopause) of their…Health1 min readHealth1 min read
Published in Medical Myths and Models·Sep 13, 2022Member-onlyThe Wearable Wrist Wars Are Heating UpLatest updates on the health tech space — Step trackers and smartwatches were just the beginning. The wearable wrist wars are heating up in the trillion-dollar healthcare space. And I’m here for it. Wondering who to watch out for? I’ve got you covered: 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝘁 Lighter and less bulky than a smartwatch, the Oura Ring’s popularity…Healthcare2 min readHealthcare2 min read
