Tag: Mind & Body

Caregiver Survival Guide

Full disclosure: Even though I’ve been obsessed with health issues my entire life, I’ve never been interested in working in the medical field. Most of my classmates from my all-girls high school chose nursing as a career, but I was so freaked out by hospitals and illness that I was the only teenager in my…


48 Senators Vow To Oppose Any Legislation That Funds Abortion

Nearly half of the U.S. Senate on Friday vowed to block any spending bills that fund abortion. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), founder and chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, sent a letter with 47 other senators to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), promising to oppose legislation that would fund abortion without the inclusion of…


AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against UK Variant, Study Finds

The AstraZeneca vaccine has been found to be mostly effective against the United Kingdom variant of the CCP virus, according to preliminary data published on Feb. 4. The B.1.1.7 variant has been responsible for most CCP virus cases in the United Kingdom after it first emerged in the country last November. The variant has also…


Study Finds AstraZeneca Vaccine Mostly Effective Against UK CCP Virus Variant

The AstraZeneca CCP virus vaccine has been found to be mostly effective against the United Kingdom variant, according to preliminary data published on Feb. 4. The B.1.1.7 variant has been responsible for most CCP virus cases in the United Kingdom after it first emerged in the country last November. The variant has also been detected…


Study Finds AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against UK Variant

The AstraZeneca vaccine has been found to be mostly effective against the United Kingdom variant of the CCP virus, according to preliminary data published on Feb. 4. The B.1.1.7 variant has been responsible for most CCP virus cases in the United Kingdom after it first emerged in the country last November. The variant has also…


People Who Recovered From COVID-19 Should Receive Only 1 Dose of Vaccine: Study

Amid reports of vaccine shortages occurring around the world, a new study [pdf] suggests that people who have already had COVID-19 should get only one shot of the mRNA vaccine to avoid possible unnecessary adverse reactions and free up supplies for those who need it more. The study, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed, evaluated vaccine reactions…


The Trust Imperative

Almost anyone with an email account has heard from a Nigerian prince offering them millions to help them transfer some money. And we’ve all heard stories of people—often friends or loved ones—falling for a phone scammer pretending to be a government agent asking for money or identity information. And then there is the internet itself,…


Zap Inflammation, Heart Disease Risk With Yellow Vegetables

Certain diets have been shown to increase inflammation in your body, which then sets the stage for heart disease and stroke later in life. Yet there are also diets that can save the day, including those rich in yellow vegetables, red wine, and coffee, according to research published in the Journal of the American College…


A Healthy Microbiome Builds a Strong Immune System

You may not know it, but you have an army of microbes living inside of you that you depend on to fight off threats, including the virus that causes COVID-19. In the past two decades, scientists have learned our bodies are home to more bacterial cells than human ones. This community of bacteria that lives…


Ancient Wisdom on Predicting a Pandemic

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is far more profound than just the techniques of applying herbal formulas and acupuncture that most people are familiar with. Dr. Shu Rong, a TCM expert living in Cambridge, England, recently shared her experience of treating a COVID-19 patient remotely, and how the outbreak and trend of a pandemic can be…