Five newsletters that stood out this year

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Editor's note: It has been an exciting year for newsletters at The Morning Context. Some of our most loved writers have taken a break or moved on after wonderful stints in which they informed us about various matters, started conversations about many other, lesser-known subjects, and decoded several issues. But simultaneously, we have added several new voices to shed light on myriad other important subjects—from politics to policy to even healthcare. You can read all the newsletters here. Here’s a selection of our five favourite pieces from 2022. There is no safe level of alcohol consumption One of the most exciting additions to our newsletter roster this year has been Cyriac Abby Philips, aka TheLiverDoc. We got Abby on board to help simplify medical science and demystify some myths for our readers. Much needed, we thought, in the aftermath of the pandemic and all the pseudoscience doing the rounds on WhatsApp and elsewhere. For decades now, scientists worldwide have been trying to find out how much alcohol can be consumed without it damaging the body. And every subsequent research paper says the …