A collaborative program developed at UVA Healthto work with local long-term care facilities to control COVID-19 is saving lives and offers a model for communities across the country, a new scientific paper reports. The program has helped prevent COVID-19 infections and reducedmortality when outbreaks occur, its creators say. Of the first two facility outbreaks that […]
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COVID-19 Evictions
By Eamonn Burke The recession caused by Covid-19 has put millions of people out of work and out of income, making it harder for them to pay for their housing. As a result, a heightened importance has been placed on housing and income security in light of the pandemic by the United States government. The […]
Coronavirus 2nd Wave
By Eamonn Burke As states are beginning to reopen from the months-long quarantine due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and summer approaches, hoards of people are going back in public in a largely relaxed manner in terms of the social distancing and protective measures. Restaurants, shops, and gyms such as Equinox are […]
CHINA LOCKDOWN AGAIN
In the Northeastern provinces of China, lockdown measures have been enforced in anticipation of this second wave. Shulan, within this region, has begun to shut down residences that withhold the coronavirus due to a large second outbreak. Additionally, only one person in a residence may leave the house and can only be gone for a […]
CDC × COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday that it appears inevitable that COVID-19 will spread in United States communities. Officials said it’s no longer a matter of if, but when. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during a conference call that the spread of the new […]
A RED HOLIDAY
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How eating habits have an impact on our oral health
Will An Apple A Day – Along With Checkups – Help Keep Tooth Decay Away? Eating may be a necessity, but when it comes to your teeth and gums, all that munching also can lead to quite a battle raging in your mouth. Some of those foods – especially the sugary and starchy ones – […]
Brave New Medicine: A Doctor’s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness
By Cynthia Li, MD DOCTOR-AS-PATIENT MEMOIR REIMAGINES THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING “In Cynthia Li’s spellbinding book, we encounter the moving story of a physician struggling with her own autoimmune illness. Li’s writing is so intimate — and so exacting — that it cuts like a knife. She raises fundamental questions about the future of […]
Why Whole Grain?
10 Ways to Monitor Your Drinking this Cinco de Mayo
1. Don’t drink on an empty stomach. Savor your meal before you start drinking an alcoholic beverage. 2. Do not overeat and Sip your drink. Enjoy your beverage. 3. Avoid binging. The definition of binging is 5 drinks or more in less than 4-5 hours. 4. Keep your consumption of drinks as low as possible […]