Category Archives: Health

By Ajla Basic, Feb 15, 2021Categories: Aging & Wellness Hitting the snooze button may not be so bad after all, especially for your brain! A study published in General Psychiatry assessed older adults’ cognitive abilities and analyzed their napping habits. Cognitive abilities such as … Continue reading →

FREE Community Conversation with Dr. Vin Gupta – Acute & Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 February 8, 2021 | 11am (PT) / 2pm (ET)   Join us as we welcome NBC and MSNBC Medical Contributor Dr. Vin Gupta, Assistant Professor, Institute … Continue reading →

Ed Note: Ashish K Jha, MD, MPH from Harvard has reminded us in this tweet two days ago that all vaccines so far show very impressive results in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Am often asked about different vaccines and their … Continue reading →

If you’re a data geek, you may enjoy this update sent by Sue P.

Find out what’s happening on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; Medic 1; the Medical Examiner’s office; and a new drug. It’s a little techie, but may be of interest to some. Click this link then hit the play button to … Continue reading →

Ed note: About one-third of the US population has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus so far–at the expense of 400,000 lost lives. This podcast from the NYT Daily gives the best update I’ve found. What to expect next?? Click … Continue reading →

Ed note: I’ve often been asked, “Is my POLST legally binding; will it be followed?” Although the POLST is a set of legal medical orders (signed by you and your medical provider), there are situations where things go awry. By Paula … Continue reading →

Experts detail vaccine unknowns, need to continue masking, distancing BY Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer – from the Harvard Gazette The nation’s top infectious disease doctor offered a timeline for ending the COVID-19 pandemic this week, saying that if the coming … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

Slides from Wren Hudgins, PhD. Great tips for all of us.

It seems to be a reflex–if you have a fever take some Tylenol (acetaminophen). But maybe we need to think more about this. Here’s an interesting video from ZDoggMD, one of his many great posts.

Thanks to Frank C. for forwarding this important information By Carolyn Y. Johnson in the Washington Post The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine works against a key mutation found in new, fast-spreading coronavirus variants first discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and now spreading … Continue reading →

A highly organized and successful mRNA-based vaccine immunization process is underway at Skyline today–against SARS-CoV-2 virus which is the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today 147 staff and 84 residents in the Terraces are signed up to receive the first dose … Continue reading →

By Jane Brody in the NYT Balance is something the body learns to do automatically by engaging the postural muscles. Several times a day, whether I’m indoors or out, my bone doctor’s mantra reverberates in my head: “Do Not Fall!” … Continue reading →

Ed Note: Should we in independent living be at the top of the line to get the Pfizer vaccine? Probably not. How about the politicians or company CEO’s? I think we all need to take a deep breath, wait for … Continue reading →