The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread for one reason: Researchers have not been able to come up with a vaccine or a highly effective treatment.
A vaccine is likely to take many months, or even years, to develop. And so far, new treatments have been disappointing.
Early in the outbreak, there was hope that hydroxychloroquine might be the answer.
It’s a malaria drug that seemed to work in some patients.… Read More
A recent survey found that Americans fear Alzheimer’s more than any other illness, even cancer.[1]
We find it so terrifying because when Alzheimer’s robs us of our ability to think and remember, it essentially takes away who we are.
It is a horrible kind of living death. But there’s another reason Alzheimer’s is scary…
Consider this list of the top eight medical causes of death in the U.S….… Read More
Like face masks, there’s a lot of confusion about whether gloves effectively prevent coronavirus infections.
This is partly due to waffling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It currently doesn’t recommend wearing gloves. But at one point it did.
“As a result, there’s been some confusion,” said Dr. John Whyte. He’s an internist and chief medical officer at WebMD.… Read More
For years, doctors recommended that seniors take a baby aspirin every day to prevent heart disease. The advice seemed to make sense because aspirin is a blood thinner.
Doctors and patients figured it could stop the blood clots that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
The only problem is that there were no large, well-designed studies that showed this to be true.… Read More
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rarely mentioned as one of America’s worst health threats. Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes get far more publicity.
But NAFLD is more common than any of these. And it can be just as deadly.
More than 30% of Americans have NAFLD. It’s also known simply as fatty liver.
You may associate liver problems with drinking.… Read More
It seems like we are hit with more bad news every day…
The U.S. recently passed 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, more than double of any other country… Kids missed their graduation ceremonies… Parents have lost their jobs… Clinical anxiety and depression are rampant.
There are horrific stories of the coronavirus sweeping through nursing homes, killing residents by the dozen. And there is equally heartbreaking news about doctors, nurses, and other heroes on the frontlines who gave their lives trying to save the sick.… Read More