Trying to find the best mask to prevent COVID infection (and colds, flus and other respiratory viruses) — especially when most folks have abandoned theirs? I’ve got you. Prevention is a foundation to all systems of health. So masking up is good medicine, and even more...
In more good COVID news that’s not exactly surprising, new research supports the idea that eating healthy helps keep you healthy. A September 2021 study published in the journal Gut found that folks eating more plant-based foods had lower risk and lower severity of...
Are you ready for some good news in these crazy COVID times? A few new studies from late 2021 offer really promising findings about the role of vitamins and minerals to mitigate or prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection. Is this surprising? Not at all. Is it nice to have...
This piece was originally written in May 2020. It remains sadly relevant most of a year later. —Dr. Orna Good hygiene is one key way we can protect ourselves during the current pandemic. And hygiene applies to both the physical (washing our hands) and the...
More folks than ever are getting tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Access to testing is great, and long overdue. But the tests themselves remain problematically inaccurate, so remember that a negative test doesn’t necessarily put you in the...
In the US, we’re having a big debate about the efficacy and necessity of face masks during the pandemic. Masks are the hip new seasonal accessory for some. Others are literally up in arms protesting their use. As a physician, this is my conclusion on the debate:...
