Category Archives: Health

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 →

Coming on December 10th there is a free program definitely worth watching. Click here to register and watch Atul Gawande among many other speakers.