Category Archives: Health

Tracking the real trends in our lives

Thanks to Sybil-Ann!

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Masks revisited

Don (Correction Doug C’s) mother in 1918, second from the left in Bingham Canyon, Utah.

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“Facing Death” – Interview with Katy Sewall on The Bittersweet Life

https://bittersweetlife.libsyn.com/episode-320-facing-death-with-jim-demaine The above link in an interview recently where I talk about the current COVID-19 pandemic, protests and isolation–and a bit about my book which will be released in late September.

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With virtual reality, caregivers can become patients

Ed note: This use of virtual reality may be an answer to help caregivers from doctors to aids “actually” experience what their patients are experiencing. I’d love to see it tried out! By KERRY HANNONThe New York Times When Carrie Shaw … Continue reading

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Who’s winning?

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Five-minute coronavirus stress resets

Thanks to Linda W. for sending this along. By Jenny Taitz • Illustrations by Rozalina Burkova – in the NYT In this emotional equivalent to an ultramarathon, it’s key to have some stress-reducing strategies available that work quickly and efficiently to … Continue reading

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Quick and affordable saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by Yale scientists receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization

Thanks to Mike C. for sending this in. If, indeed, we can have an inexpensive rapid test, this would be a game changer. Universal frequent testing may just happen! The NBA may have been the catalyst! A saliva-based laboratory diagnostic … Continue reading

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Are your hearing aids and glasses in the way? Try this!

From Dick D. with thanks! At my doctor’s today. the nurse gave me one of these to help with the mask loops when I commented “with hearing aids and masks and glasses, and now oxygen. my ears are very busy,,,” … Continue reading

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Listen up!

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Gyms will need to triple distance for exercising indoors

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee released updated guidance Monday for gyms and fitness facilities that nearly triples the minimum distance required for patrons exercising indoors, except for those practicing certain team sports. Starting Aug. 10, instead of … Continue reading

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Useful webinar on COVID-19 from Kaiser Permanente

From Barb W. You can watch the Kaiser Permanente’s Senior Caucus at its next webinar on Friday, August 7 from 10-11 AM via Zoom. Chris Fordyce, MD (retired) geriatrician will present a COVID-19 update that will cover the following topics: … Continue reading

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Getting the most from a telehealth visit

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Learning to walk, before and after

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Why masks work!

Thanks to Sybil Ann

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Coronavirus Update

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A legacy

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The Doctor Versus the Denier

By Maureen Dowd in the NYT WASHINGTON — Never mind Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. You want to see a real can’t-look-away train wreck of a relationship? Look to the nation’s capital, where a messy falling out is chronicled everywhere … Continue reading

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Interesting argument why masks should be universal

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Washington State Beat Back Covid-19. Now It’s Rising Again.

Washington was the initial epicenter of the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, and an early lockdown helped contain it. Six months later, cases are spiking again, and the future looks uncertain. By Rachel Abrams in the NYT YAKIMA, Wash. — In what … Continue reading

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WHY I WEAR A (FASHIONABLE) MASK

Thanks to Gordon G.

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Focus group opportunity

Virtual Focus Group Opportunity for Persons with Memory Loss or Caregivers of a Person with Memory Loss Three Master’s Students who are part of the UW Human Centered Design & Engineering program and the Global Innovation Exchange are looking for … Continue reading

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An interesting comparison

Thanks to Mike C. for finding this!

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What really happens in bars – thanks to Cheers

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Hamilton and big pharma

Zdoggmd gives his take, Hamilton style, on Big Pharma

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Get up, stand up

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