What Pre-Existing Conditions for COVID-19 Are Most Risky?
Dr. Don Colbert – Some people are more susceptible to coronavirus infection, and severe symptoms and disease, than others. Who is most at risk? What pre-existing conditions for COVID-19 are…
How and Where to Allocate Stockpiled Ventilators During a Pandemic
Mary Ann Liebert, INC./Genetic Engineering News via EurekAlert – Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce ventilators during a severe pandemic,…
How to Boost Your Immune System — Top 19 Boosters
Christine Ruggeri, CHHC via Dr. Axe – We are continually exposed to organisms that are inhaled, swallowed or inhabit our skin and mucous membranes. Whether or not these organisms lead…
Why Life Can Get Better as We Age
Flinders University via EurekAlert – People say life gets better with age. Now research suggests this may be because older people have the wisdom and time to use mindfulness as…
Is the Coronavirus Outbreak of Unnatural Origins?
Society for Risk Analysis via EurekAlert – Did coronavirus mutate from a virus already prevalent in humans or animals or did it originate in a laboratory? As scientists grapple with…
Coronavirus Is Not Mutating Rapidly, Hope for Vaccine Development
Angela Betsaida B. Laguipo, BSN via News-Medical Net – Despite the coronavirus infection numbers skyrocketing, there is still good news. A team of scientists found that the novel coronavirus is…
Wuhan Study Shows Lying Face Down Improves Breathing in Severe COVID-19
American Thoracic Society via EurekAlert – In a new study of patients with severe COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) hospitalized on ventilators, researchers found that lying face down was better for the lungs.…
Huge WHO Trial of COVID-19 Therapies Begins
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – As the world reels from the devastating impact and the looming threat of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, researchers around the globe are…
Israelis Introduce Method for Accelerated COVID-19 Testing
ISRAEL21c Staff – Technion and Rambam Health Care Campus scientists present a novel way to test more than 60 patients simultaneously. A method to increase dramatically the current COVID-19 testing…
COVID-19 Appears Less Severe in Children, Says Review in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins via Newswise – Like previous epidemic coronaviruses, “SARS-CoV-2 [seems] to cause fewer symptoms and less severe disease in children compared with adults…” Newswise…
Elderberry Benefits for Colds, Flus, Allergies and More
Rachael Link, MS, RD via Dr. Axe – Looking for a natural remedy that has a long history of medicinal use? There’s evidence that the elderberry plant may have been…
What Is a Pandemic and What Can We Expect?
Dr. Alesia Greene via CBN News – The volume of information regarding COVID-19 released in the past week is overwhelming. The initial, simple message has increased in complexity with new…
COVID-19: How to Care for Dry Hands After Washing Them so Much
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – More people are upping up their hand washing game now that the CDC and health officials have emphasized that…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Manage Fear, Anxiety and Panic During a Pandemic
Dr. Caroline Leaf – The world is currently riveted in fear of what is known as COVID-19, a new type of coronavirus that has put a lot of people at…
Use Antiviral Herbs to Boost Immune System and Fight Infection
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Did you know that there are more than 400 different viruses that can cause infections, including the common cold, the flu, hepatitis, mononucleosis…