With November upon us, we’re starting to experience the colder weather that the wintertime months are associated with. While it hasn’t quite gotten to those frigid temperatures in many places, we’ll be there before we know it. If you have kids, wintertime can be...
Your best foundation of safety during a viral pandemic is to understand what the virus that you’re faced with is. Coronaviruses can cause respiratory illnesses in mammals like us. Some cause mild diseases with symptoms like the common cold and others can cause more...
One prominent aspect of the new normal is the prevalence of face masks in public spaces. Based on CDC and WHO guidelines, individuals are encouraged to wear masks for the sake of preventing the spread of COVID-19. While medical grade N-95 masks have proven to be the...
As COVID 19 continues to impact the country, millions of Americans are forced to stay at home for their health and safety. Gyms and fitness centers, schools and parks, and many other public places are closed, which ultimately limits physical exercise and social...
I’m a parent and a doctor. I am neither a virologist (a scientist who studies viruses) nor an infectious diseases specialist, however, I’d like to summarize what I know about the disease that is disrupting our lives to an unprecedented degree. COVID-19 (coronavirus...
Seemingly with each passing hour, there is a new ominous news broadcast regarding the newest location where the Coronavirus has spread and the latest major world event that has been cancelled in the hopes of preventing the microbe from spreading. Amidst all this...
