May 17, 2021 — To some a walk-back, to others a clarification, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said people need to be “honest with themselves” when it comes to wearing a mask after the agency’s new guidance announced last week. Walensky made a number of appearances on Sunday morning talk shows to defend the agency’s… Read More »
Water can overflow and flood for a slew of reasons, including excessive rain, ice melting from snowcaps, high sea levels and coastal storms. The water accumulation can be slow moving — or come on quickly — destroying everything in its path. “The vast majority of fatalities that we see during severe weather storms today are… Read More »
We all want our children to be able to go back to school. What we don’t want is for them — or their teachers — to get sick from COVID-19. There is no easy, let alone perfect, solution, which is why, a year into the pandemic, there is no clear way forward. Recently the Centers… Read More »
Dry and cracked skin can happen at any time and to any person, but it’s definitely most common during the cold months of the year. Winter weather saps the air of moisture, as colder air holds less humidity. Still, it’s easy for the skin to dry out even when indoors. But when you add the… Read More »
A Canadian study aimed at researching the attitudes of mothers living with HIV has found that more support and education is needed around the recommendation to bottle feed their infants. This is particularly true for women who have moved to wealthy countries from low-income countries, where infant care is completely different and women are told… Read More »
If you’ve got furry friends in your life, you may notice dry skin around your dog’s eyes, periodically or chronically. While not dangerous in and of itself, dry skin around the eyes can be indicative of a deeper problem. Fortunately, all of the common causes of dry eye skin can be fixed. For general dry… Read More »