CDC updates guidance on how COVID-19 spreads By Mackenzie Bean The CDC updated its guidance on COVID-19 transmission May 7, underscoring that the virus spreads via small respiratory droplets and particles in the air. The new guidance explicitly states that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be inhaled even when you are more than 6 ... Read More »
Vaccines help the immune system combat invading disease-causing pathogens. Vaccines are among the most important public health interventions in history, having led to the eradication of smallpox and to significant reductions in the incidence of many other viral and bacterial diseases. People have benefited from vaccines for centuries. Yet the ... Read More »
Caring Conversations® is designed to guide you and your family through the process of Advance Care Planning. Sign up to get information about how to complete the forms. You’ve probably heard these three words – advance care planning – and perhaps wondered about the process. If so, do yourself and ... Read More »
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It’s not every day that we find ourselves grappling with a worldwide pandemic. Yet this is what we are experiencing — a health crisis of monumental proportions. The COVID-19 virus proved to be one of the world’s most deadly viruses and brought attention to health disparities that impact people of ... Read More »
Jeron Ravin, CEO Swope Health On the occasion of Our Health MattersTM 16th Anniversary Edition, we are proud to feature a conversation with Jeron Ravin, President and CEO of Swope Health which has provided quality healthcare since 1969. Ruth Ramsey, publisher of Our Health MattersTM, had ... Read More »
By Burton Kelso Integral Computer Consultants In any national or global crisis, you can count on cyber criminals to find ways to take advantage of people and the COVID-19 crisis is no exception. Did you know 99% of cybercrime requires user interaction? Keep your devices updated and use adequate virus ... Read More »
By Debra Orbuch Grayson, M.S., LMFT This year has been about navigating uncertain times and adjusting to change. Parents have had to practice balancing their own reactions to change with the needs of their children. Human beings strive for certainty — especially children. Certainty and predictability provide structure, comfort and ... Read More »
By Alicia Ault, Writer “Ly said he took on this research in part because previous studies have shown that Black patients are more likely to seek preventive care from Black doctors.” — Dan Ly, MD, PhD, MPP, Assistant Professor Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles The percentage of physicians in the ... Read More »
Rachel was seven months pregnant when she started hearing that a COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved soon. “I didn’t think the vaccine would even be an option for me when the news first came out saying studies hadn’t been done on pregnant women,” she explains. She knew being ... Read More »
