Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, good doctors have done what good doctors do and have given their patients safe and effective therapeutics to treat COVID-19. While public health officials said nothing could be done, many doctors applied lessons learned from previous viral infections and helped their patients support their immune systems with safe…
Rep. Biggs: Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Triggering ‘Tremendous Pushback’
President Joe Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates are unconstitutional and the mandates and other actions by his administration are triggering strong challenges, legal and otherwise, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said. Biden last month imposed a vaccine mandate on federal workers and contractors, with limited exceptions, and his administration plans to force private businesses to compel…
Insurance Focused on Virtual Visits?
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people often relied on telemedicine for doctor visits. Now insurers are betting that some patients liked it enough to embrace new types of health coverage that encourage video visits—or that outright insist on them. Priority Health in Michigan, for example, offers coverage requiring online visits first for nonemergency…
Can Dementia Be Reversed?
For decades, conventional medicine has offered little regarding the treatment of patients suffering from dementia or cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s disease is now the third-leading cause of death in North America, after heart disease and cancer. But treatment is possible. It is estimated that dementia will afflict approximately 50 percent of the next generation of senior…
Viruses Aren’t All Nasty—Some Protect Our Health
Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature. It’s true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their hosts—meaning they cause diseases ranging from a mild cold to serious conditions such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). They work by invading the host cell, taking over its cellular machinery and releasing new viral particles…
You Can Tame Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation is a part of life, and it can be a really good thing. It helps you heal from colds, illnesses, bumps, cuts, and more. But too much inflammation, such as when it flares up when there’s no need for it, is dangerous. And it happens to a lot of people. Called “chronic” inflammation, this…
When COVID Threatens Your Relationship
The pandemic has massively disrupted normal life, creating conflict and suffering in innumerable ways. This much we know. But what I didn’t know, or expect, was how much disruption and the particular kind of conflict the pandemic would create in marriages and long-term relationships. For the first year of the pandemic, couples actually managed well….
Solar Terms: Having a Right Diet Now for a Healthy Winter to Come
A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…
My Favorite Pieces of Life Advice
One of my goals for sharing my writing is to keep myself accountable. It fills the role of a coach who keeps telling me to stick to the fundamentals and do the little things right. I’m absolutely convinced that the best advice for living well is simple. Go ahead and scroll through the archives of…
COVID-19 Antiviral Pill From Roche, Atea Fails to Help Patients With Mild or Moderate Symptoms
A pill developed by two drugmakers failed to help COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms, one of the companies announced Tuesday. Atea Pharmaceuticals and Roche tested their experimental treatment in a Phase 2 trial in outpatient settings, or non-hospitalized patients. The study failed to meet the primary endpoint, which was a reduction in the…
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