Sofia Lindqvist

Public-health writer with a background in infectious disease communication. Her rule for this section: if a claim cannot be traced to a named guideline, it does not get published.

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Eye Health Screen Use and Eyes: A Beginner-Friendly Start

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

Digital eye strain: the discomfort, dryness and blurring associated with prolonged screen use. Key takeaways Main mechanism: reduced blink rate and su...

Eye Health Screen Use and Eyes: The Questions People Actually Ask

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

5 min read

Digital eye strain: the discomfort, dryness and blurring associated with prolonged screen use. Key takeaways Main mechanism: reduced blink rate and su...

Eye Health Screen Use and Eyes at a Glance

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

Digital eye strain: the discomfort, dryness and blurring associated with prolonged screen use. Key takeaways Main mechanism: reduced blink rate and su...

Eye Health Diet and Eye Health: Sorting the Evidence From the Noise

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

10 min read

Supplements are marketed far beyond the evidence, which is largely limited to one specific formulation in one specific condition. Key takeaways Strong...

Eye Health Understanding Diet and Eye Health: A Plain-English Explainer

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

Supplements are marketed far beyond the evidence, which is largely limited to one specific formulation in one specific condition. Key takeaways Strong...

Eye Health Diet and Eye Health: A Practical Checklist

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

The dietary factors with reasonable evidence for supporting vision and eye disease risk. Supplements are marketed far beyond the evidence, which is la...

Eye Health What People Get Wrong About Diet and Eye Health

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

Supplements are marketed far beyond the evidence, which is largely limited to one specific formulation in one specific condition. Key takeaways Strong...

Eye Health The First Steps With Diet and Eye Health

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

The dietary factors with reasonable evidence for supporting vision and eye disease risk. Key takeaways Strongest evidence: AREDS2 supplements in inter...

Eye Health Diet and Eye Health: The Questions People Actually Ask

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

5 min read

The dietary factors with reasonable evidence for supporting vision and eye disease risk. Key takeaways Strongest evidence: AREDS2 supplements in inter...

Eye Health Diet and Eye Health at a Glance

Sofia Lindqvist

8 months ago

3 min read

The dietary factors with reasonable evidence for supporting vision and eye disease risk. Key takeaways Strongest evidence: AREDS2 supplements in inter...

Oral Health Mouth Ulcers: What Published Guidance Supports

Sofia Lindqvist

9 months ago

10 min read

Most heal within about two weeks, and a sore that lasts longer is the reason the two-week check exists. Key takeaways Usual healing time: within about...

Oral Health What Mouth Ulcers Is, and Why It Matters

Sofia Lindqvist

9 months ago

3 min read

Most heal within about two weeks, and a sore that lasts longer is the reason the two-week check exists. Key takeaways Usual healing time: within about...

Oral Health Mouth Ulcers: The Practical To-Do List

Sofia Lindqvist

9 months ago

3 min read

Painful sores in the lining of the mouth, such as canker sores, usually harmless and self-limiting. Most heal within about two weeks, and a sore that...

Oral Health Myths About Mouth Ulcers, Checked Against the Guidance

Sofia Lindqvist

9 months ago

3 min read

Most heal within about two weeks, and a sore that lasts longer is the reason the two-week check exists. Key takeaways Usual healing time: within about...

Oral Health New to Mouth Ulcers? Start Here

Sofia Lindqvist

9 months ago

3 min read

Painful sores in the lining of the mouth, such as canker sores, usually harmless and self-limiting. Key takeaways Usual healing time: within about 2 w...

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