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At first, doctors told us that COVID-19 was a disease of the lungs. It caused inflammation of the airways and pneumonia. This made breathing difficult or impossible.
But as the pandemic progressed, something strange started to happen.
Mysterious symptoms were being reported that seemed to have nothing to do with the lungs.
Some patients were dying from COVID-19-related strokes. Others had what doctors called “COVID toes.”… Read More
The numbers, just like America’s waistlines, keep growing…
Earlier this year, a Harvard University study concluded that nearly half of adults in the U.S. will be obese by 2030.
Obesity is a true health scourge. It’s strongly linked to diabetes, cancer, fatty liver, heart disease, stroke, and osteoarthritis.[1]
The problem is so bad that it even threatens national security. According to the CDC, if we had a major war, we may not have enough soldiers to fight it because one in four young adults is now too heavy to serve in the military.… Read More
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