Category: Health

As part of our new lifestyle of pandemic preparedness, many of us have turned to gardening to the point of widespread seed shortages . Given […]

We are now at a stage where the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States is in the hundreds of thousands and […]

Contact tracing is an important tool for containing an outbreak. As for COVID-19, it is also a key part of plans, such as the World […]

Just like my tiny daughter is looking forward to Christmas all year, all of us, physically distanced, look forward to “reopening”. Rediscovery is more of […]

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) believes that if you wear contact lenses, you should consider switching to glasses . “We’re telling people not to […]

As with all health services during a pandemic, patients’ ability to access abortion services fluctuates day by day, and the situation is exacerbated by the […]

I first heard this theory back in February from a family member: “What if this horrible cold I had this winter was actually COVID-19?” Unlikely, […]

Do you remember those idyllic days, back in March or so, when we all realized we were going to have a lot more free time? […]

The CDC does not recommend the use of gloves as a daily precaution, but I know that many people choose to wear disposable gloves when […]

Do people heed the advice to stay at home instead of commuting to work, doing errands, and traveling? Several projects have tried to collect this […]

Just a few months ago, we would have gone to a brunch with our friends, quickly stopped at the store to buy a gallon of […]

Life is hard right now if you miss the gym and we all find creative workarounds to deal with it. Among my friends and the […]

Now that gyms are closed, people are finding ways to stay fit at home. This includes setting up a home gym. However, if you’ve struggled […]

Several weeks after the start of the pandemic, many of us are working in survival mode. Actions as simple as going to the grocery store […]

With all the talk about the development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, and the news that clinical trials of some candidates have already begun, you […]

There’s a tricky product category: cans of things that can be sprayed into the air of a room, with labels saying they can kill bacteria. […]

We hope you stay at home. But when you spend so much time staring at your four walls, it’s hard to internalize the fact that […]

If you’re used to getting rid of stress, running for fun, and possibly running to get ready for your run, the current pandemic has likely […]

Here’s the thing about a pandemic: it’s everywhere. Everyone wants to read something encouraging. Everyone wants to say something useful. Everyone thinks their point of […]

By now, most of us have rummaged through the nooks and crannies of our homes for forgotten caches of hand sanitizer. We unearthed sample bottles, […]

You may have seen the video below on breathing techniques for COVID-19 patients. In this video, Sarfaraz Munshi, a physician at the Queen’s Hospital in […]

The virus is spreading around. In general, when your immune system is strong, you are more able to fight off infection. So, who wouldn’t want […]

Between concerns about the safety of ourselves and our loved ones, and the staggering effects of the economic collapse, most of us have trouble sleeping. […]

We are all working in survival mode now, and stopping regular exercise in the midst of a pandemic is certainly understandable. But regular exercise can […]

If you want to take a break from all your many worries right now (there are so many), be sure to take a few minutes […]

There is a lot of talk about tests for COVID-19, and there is also a lot of confusion about what the results might mean. If […]

The CDC now recommends the use of “sheet face masks “ to slow the spread of COVID-19. As we discussed earlier, cloth masks have their […]

My family and I have been in quarantine for about 14 days, and we are already running out of junk food supplies in case of […]

In the middle of a pandemic, there is no time to run to the pharmacy for supplies at the last minute, so it makes sense […]

Plumbing emergencies don’t bother with pandemics. Pipes burst, toilets close again, sewers clog up – all on our own schedule, regardless of how desperate we […]

All have home workout ideas ( we’re included ), but when you know you will be home workout for a few weeks to arrive, you […]

If you want to describe how an infectious disease spreads, one convenient number is what epidemiologists call R 0 (“R no”), the disease’s main reproductive […]

Yoga is the perfect quarantine workout : it can be relaxing or physically punishing, and all you need to get started is your body and […]

Companies that hunt sick people to sell useless things are terrible, and those that do it during a pandemic are the worst (and this is […]

COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, was first detected in China at the end of 2019 . The first case of the disease […]

While we all stock up on food, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies, it’s important to remember that many of us also take the medicines we […]

You’ve probably seen calls for DIY cloth face masks for hospitals and healthcare facilities in recent weeks, and if you own a sewing machine, you […]

As we all know, ventilators are in short supply in hospitals around the world, and patients who develop respiratory distress as a result of the […]

Feeling stressed and lonely? Of course. Now imagine living in an enclosed space no larger than your average apartment, two hundred and fifty miles above […]

Keeping safe during a pandemic raises many questions about when and when to see a doctor, and if so, what additional steps patients need to […]