In 2019, Margaret Nicklas reported in the Texas Standard about diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks. In Texas where mosquitoes thrive, tick-borne disease are often overlooked.
Every time we experience a pandemic, bizarre and headline-catching conspiracies come along with it. It happened with HIV and Ebola, and it’s happening again in the era of COVID-19.
“We were made for these times.” — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Currently, everyone is worrying and thinking about viral illnesses and the immune system. Recently in “Contemporary Pediatrics,” Drs. Barton Schmitt and Paul Offit discuss how a fever helps the immune system.
Anyone will tell you that a normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Well, it’s not that simple. Research has revealed that human body temperatures have dropped 0.05 degrees every decade since the mid-1800s.
The Galveston County Health District announced five new deaths on Monday, on the same day Texas increased the statewide death toll by more than 600 people.
AP
The biggest test yet of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the outbreak.
Reports of new daily cases of COVID-19 have begun trending down, weeks after cities and the state ordered Texans to begin wearing face masks.
While many feel mild or no COVID-19 symptoms, they are still susceptible to significant psychological challenges caused by being isolated within small confines for an extended period of time during a self-quarantine.
“Every time your fear is invited up, every time you recognize and smile at it, your fear will lose some of its strength.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
In the last 30 days, 28 people have died related to the coronavirus.
Recently, there has been interest in blood types and their association with COVID-19 infections.
The excitement is palpable as the first two SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates enter the homestretch for Food and Drug Administration licensure.
People who are blind from birth or from an early age make adaptations to accommodate this loss. One way they do this is with an enhanced sense of hearing.
Dr. Philip Keiser tested negative for COVID-19 after exposure to a coronavirus-positive patient last weekend but will remain in isolation through the weekend.
“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a different way to stand.” — Oprah Winfrey
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