Category: Health & Beauty

As a nation begins to prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday and the imminent arrival of winter, which will drive holiday gatherings indoors, a recent outbreak of the coronavirus in a rural community of the Amish offers a heads up warning of what could be lying ahead for other regions of the US.As fate would have it, the outbreak remained somewhat confined, with only 30 individuals reportedly infected. Of those 30, three were reported as hospitalized, and one died. The victims all resided in a [...]

Indications are that we may be seeing some light at the coronavirus pandemic tunnel, as a second announcement of a promising vaccine for COVID-19 was released this month.Monday, pharmaceutical company Moderna stated that its vaccine shots would provide users significant protection against contracting the coronavirus. This statement can only be seen as a ray of hope in an otherwise grim time, as the coronavirus numbers once again begin to surge across the globe.In the statement issued, Moderna [...]

Each year, health experts look to the southern hemisphere to get an idea on how the flu season in the northern hemisphere may play out. The reason being that the flu season runs its course between June and August below the equator, giving experts a better idea of the strains that will circulating in those areas above the equator during their flu season. It also adds insight into how intense the flu may possibly be when it starts to uptick in early November.As fate would have it, this year the [...]

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers a few theories on this.Osterholm’s take is that multiple factors are converging at once and creating a sudden surge in numbers. He also adds that he feels that the [...]

Holidays Gatherings Are Discouraged—Experts Say Asking For SpikesWith the holidays rapidly approaching, many are thinking of gathering with family and friends. However, there is a concern in this day and age of the coronavirus pandemic and the best way to handle holiday parties, gift exchanges, and even those highly-anticipated big family meals. According to Dr. Fauci, how we approach this holiday season will need some changes made due to the ongoing pandemic compared to the previous year's [...]

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers a few theories on this.Osterholm’s take is that multiple factors are converging at once and creating a sudden surge in numbers. He also adds that he feels that the [...]

The state of Wisconsin has received a new title, but it is not one that they would want to brag about. The state is now recognized as one of the US's latest hot spots for COVID-19, with a massive explosion of newly reported cases. There is the added problem that any response regarding the pandemic has been bogged down in ongoing political style trench warfare between both the Democratic governor and those Republicans currently in control of the state's Legislature.In his battle with the GOP [...]

A 25-year-old man from Nevada was infected with the coronavirus twice, with the second case becoming more dangerous than the first, scientists have confirmed.According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet on Monday, the man had no pre-existing conditions that would make him vulnerable to the novel virus.The patient tested positive for the virus in April after having a cough and nausea. He recovered and tested negative in May. Several week later, he sought medical help again [...]

Over the last six months, health officials have seen those individuals infected by the novel coronavirus present with symptoms ranging from mild to deadly. Now, the data from two recent studies may indicate the reason for the wide range of symptoms.Researchers have found that those cases presenting as life-threatening share a common ground in that they can be traced back to the patient's immune system having what they term a “weak spot.”Of those patients studied that presented with severe [...]