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How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
by Marta Zaraska / Quantum Magazine
(March 4, 2023)
Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact…
COVID-19 Perspectives for January 2023
by Stu Johnson
(February 14, 2023)
Threats of a tripledemic and ever-more-contagious variants of COVID keep the pandemic alive, yet as death and hospitalization rates continue to drop, life has taken on a post-COVID tone. Where are we as the pandemic approaches the three year mark?…
Finding Relief from Neck and Back Pain
by Bara Vaida/NPR
(January 13, 2023)
Got neck and back pain? Break up your day with these 5 exercises for relief…
COVID-19 Perspectives for December 2022
by Stu Johnson
(January 11, 2023)
Is it over? Afraid not. But behind the near-hysteria over a tripledemic and the latest COVID variant with the menacing name of Kracken there is still reason to be watchful. So, what in the world is going on with the pandemic that won't quit?…
What a 'Tripeldemic' Means to Your Body
by Special
(December 13, 2022)
Hoe many times will I get sick this winter?…
COVID-19 Perspectives for November 2022
by Stu Johnson
(December 13, 2022)
For most of us in America COVID seems more nuisance now than threat, but it continues to surge in the Far East and with winter approaching there are fears of a 'tripledemic'…
The Sunset
by Lisa Bubert / Longreads
(December 2, 2022)
There are plenty of reasons to see nursing homes as sad, neglectful places. There are also reasons to see them as something else entirely…
COVID-19 Perspectives for October 2022
by Stu Johnson
(November 14, 2022)
Are we there yet? While it seems we have turned the corner from pandemic to endemic, the global situation does not yet warrant that assessment—and the winter cold and flu season approaches in countries most impacted by COVID…
How to Avoid Gettig Sick During Holidy Travel
by Kristen Nunez / Conde Nast Traveler
(October 15, 2022)
Simply following a few healthy habits will greatly reduce your chances of catching something…
What Has Been Done for Me Back in Minnesota
by Garrison Keillor
(September 8, 2022)
Lessons from open-heart surgery: Nursing is the occupation that comes closest to what Jesus told His followers to do —bathing the poor, feeding them, adjusting their pillows, making small talk to reassure them of their humanity…
Worse Than a Crime, a Mistake
by Sandra J. Saunders / Creators
(September 7, 2022)
Isolation is essential for vulnerable people who don't want to get long COVID, or worse. But it never made sense to mandate closures that create additional mental and public health problems to contain the virus…
COVID-19 Perspectives for August 2022
by Stu Johnson
(September 7, 2022)
We'd like to think it's over, but new variants have led to recommendations for a second booster for many Americans—a tactic that has kept death rates down in other countries. So, no, we cannot dismiss it, nor stop reporting on it…
To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House
by Arthur C. Books /The Atlantic
(August 20, 2022)
Spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety…
How to Support Your Immune System When It's Running Low
by Chloe Gray / Stylist
(August 12, 2022)
Here’s how to look after your immune system as flu season approaches…
That Pain in the Neck
by Jessica Harris /Stylist
(August 6, 2022)
Ten stretches and exercises that can treat and prevent neck pain…
How Many Hours of Sleep Do Your Actually Need?
by Claire Maldarelli / Popular Science
(July 30, 2022)
It depends on how well you want your brain to work…
COVID Fatigue and the New Fine Line
by Susan Estrich / Creators
(July 29, 2022)
Who believes the numbers?…
Summer Really is Getting Hotter
by Tara Yharlagadda / Inverse
(July 16, 2022)
How to prepare and stay cool…
COVID-19 Perspectives for June 2022
by Stu Johnson
(July 12, 2022)
We may think it's over, but COVID continues its relentless spread, with more people becoming infected two or more times, though less likely leading to hospitalization and death as early in the pandemic…
Five COVID Numbers that Don't Make Sense Anymore
by Katerhine Wu / The Atlantic
(July 9, 2022)
It's long past time to forget them all…