Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 And, it is clear that people with diabetes have a much higher risk of death within the first week of hospitalization for COVID-19 than people without diabetes.2 However, recent data from two different studies… Read More »
Article content continued University of Regina psychology professor Dr. Gordon Asmundson: “The psychological footprint of the pandemic is likely as big, if not bigger, than the medical footprint.” Photo by Brandon Harder/Postmedia/File Psychotherapy, now more accessible than ever via virtual care, can help people cope with abnormal stressors, Frances says. What he doesn’t support is… Read More »
NHS COVID APP SHOWS PHANTOM ALERT Users have complained of ‘scary and confusing’ pop up alerts from the NHS COVID-19 app, suggesting exposure to the virus and then disappearing. The messages read: “Possible COVID-19 exposure. Someone you were near reported having COVID-19. Exposure date, duration and signal strength have been saved.” It was later revealed that… Read More »
In 2020, most Black people, men and women alike, feel it is a bad time to be Black in America. More than twice as many Black men believed that in 2020 compared with 2006. More than four times as many Black women believed that it’s a bad time to be Black in America in 2020… Read More »
Health in 2 Point 00 Oct 13, 2020• On Episode 158 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I talk about Datavant raising $ 40 million in a Series B for their open health data exchange platform, Mira raising $ 2.7 million for it’s Costco-esque health insurance alternative, Avail raising $ 100 million providing… Read More »
Most of us believe we are what we eat. But have you ever thought you could ‘feel’ what you eat? As Fiona Godlee, editor of the BMJ, says, mood can improve as the result of eating foods that reduce inflammation and support the gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria and viruses in the gut. Improving… Read More »
Data out of the United Kingdom show that unexplained deaths occurring at home are nearly nine times higher than COVID-19 deaths, stoking fears that people are not seeking treatments in hospitals. “This is what concerns me so much. Excess deaths are below average in hospitals, but well above average in homes. Are people seeking the… Read More »