by Sue Robbins | Jun 28, 2020 | Wellness
New research in mice has revealed that strong skeletal muscles play an important role in maintaining an effective immune system. This is particularly the case during severe chronic illnesses, which can otherwise wear the immune system down. In addition, skeletal...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 23, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Judging from comments I’ve heard and read, many Americans expect that a vaccine against Covid-19 will soon end the need for masks and social distancing and enable us to resume our pre-Covid lives. As one neighbor said, citing the administration’s “Warp Speed”...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 15, 2020 | Wellness
My father the doctor maintained that hand-washing was our family’s single greatest obligation to one another and to the world. Is there any hope we’ll all keep doing it? My neurologist father maintained that hand-washing was our family’s single greatest obligation to...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 10, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Taking blood pressure medication as prescribed helped even the frailest elderly people (65 and older) live longer, and the healthiest older people had the biggest survival boost, according to a large study in northern Italy published today in Hypertension, an American...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 7, 2020 | Migraine, Miscellaneous
One of the selling points for the electronic medical record (EMR) was that it would be a boon for patient safety. Just having all the medical records in one place is a monumental improvement over the days of lost charts and misplaced X-rays. Avoiding errors from...
