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Like it or not, the cold season is upon us. While we know covering a sneeze and washing your hands are excellent ways to avoid a run-in with the sniffles this season, what about these other solutions sick people swear by?
You catch a cold by being cold. It’s not ideal, but being damp and uncomfortable isn’t more likely to get you sick. While no one wants to go out on a cold day with wet hair, it’s not why you’ve got the sniffles.
Vitamin C keeps you cold-free. Pharmacy shelves might be stocked with Vitamin C supplements that claim to prevent the common cold, but most research finds this statement misleading. In fact, the National Health Institute states that “for most people, vitamin C supplements do not reduce the risk of getting the common cold.”
While we hope you don’t catch a cold, we hope you catch hold of an exciting new opportunity below.
The News
The polls are open for 2024’s Technical.ly Awards. Check out the nominees and cast your ballot below for:
Pittsburgh’s Nova Place, once a dying mall, is creating a community for startups with room to grow.
Here’s why a Trump presidency could mean the end of the CHIPS and Science Act and what that means for regional economies.
Find mentors and take risks: How venture capital partner Sushma Rajagopalan grew from HR and sales to international consulting and IT.
Getting ghosted by SEPTA? Why the recent cancellations and missed trips might be a good thing.
Anti-bias AI software Curious GeorgePT, and more solutions emerge from the hackathon hosted by Hacks/Hackers, the Real News Network and the Baltimore Beat.
How to measure empathy as a metric for success in the workplace.
The Jobs
Philly + Delaware
DC + Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Remote
The End
Wash your hands! And meet us back here next week.
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