Covid and Exercise: Until now, there really haven’t been any good studies directly looking at the link between exercise and the severity of COVID illness. There is a new, large study in the BMJ of Sports Medicine that did exactly that. We already have a ton of research that shows us that exercise helps us …
Mental Health Tips during Covid: In the U.S., mental health conditions affect as many as one in five people – around 47 million of us. As devastating as COVID has been, current case numbers are sitting at half that amount. The issue is that the pandemic’s mental health effects may be far longer lasting than …
Vitamin D and COVID, how much proof do we need?Vitamin D has been maligned and praised throughout 2020 and into 2021. As a cheap supplement that nearly everyone has access to, why is it getting so much attention?Many studies show a strong association between vitamin D deficiency and increased numbers and severity of respiratory infections. …
How To Travel During COVID: Catching COVID in an airplane is possible by inhaling the virus. And the regular face covering that you wear, such as a regular medical mask, won’t prevent you from inhaling the virus if it’s in the air close to you. Most airlines are requiring passengers to wear masks. Some airlines …
Treating Covid Patients: Some intensive care units in various hospitals throughout this county have designated units for COVID patients. As an intensive care doctor, I’ve been seeing many COVID patients in our designated COVID ICU. It’s one thing to read about COVID in the medical literature, but to be actually seeing real patients with this …
Why am I so Tired all the Time: A lot of people who feel tired all the time wonder if taking vitamins or supplements will help their fatigue. For most, it will not, because most people do not have nutritional or deficiencies. For example, taking an iron supplement or vitamin D pill won’t help with …
Booster Shot: Pfizer just announced that it sees waning immunity from its covid vaccine and will be developing a booster dose that will protect people from variants. Not surprising because antibodies naturally wane over time, so studies are underway to tell if and when boosters might be needed. The initial hope with the covid vaccine …
Dies After COVID Vaccine: A 13-year-old boy in Michigan recently died 3 days after getting the COVID vaccine; it was the Pfizer vaccine. The CDC is investigating the cause of death. According to the patient’s Aunt on Twitter, the preliminary autopsy report showed fluid around his heart. What caused his death? Before I tell you …
Myocarditis, COVID, and Covid Vaccines: Myocarditis is heart inflammation, but to be more specific, it’s inflammation of the heart muscle. Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium (outer lining of the heart). Myocarditis and pericarditis often occur together, hence the term myopericarditis. How often is it caused by COVID?How often is it caused by the mRNA …
Delta Variant US: Delta Variant of COVID, or B.1.617.2, will soon be the dominant COVID strain in the US. What does it mean for those who got the COVID vaccine? What does it mean for those who did not get the COVID vaccine? Delta Variant US Are The Vaccines Effective?The UK is a world leader …
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