Tag Archives: System

Gut Health: How it Affects the Immune System

Your gut health has a huge effect on your quality of life. When our gut microbiome is healthy we barely think about it, when it’s not we are miserable and more susceptible to illness. Trillions of invisible, microorganisms live inside your body. Our entire lives are spent with them crawling around in us. Most are… Read More »

How to boost your immune system

How does the immune system work? According to the website, the first line of defence against infections is your body’s skin and mucous membranes. It explains: “If pathogens manage to get through these barriers, they encounter special white blood cells present in your bloodstream. “There are different types of white cells, called neutrophils (polymorphs), lymphocytes,… Read More »

Medical expenses from coronavirus could cost the US healthcare system up to $654 BILLION

Coronavirus medical expenses could cost the US up to $ 654 BILLION as the healthcare system strains to provide ventilators, hospital beds and care for patients with YEARS of complications from the virus to come, study suggests Researchers found that the average cost of coronavirus infection alone is $ 3,045, which is four times higher than… Read More »

Crisis Underscores That Health Workers Are Backbone of Health System

—By Ivy Bourgeault, Sarah Simkin & Caroline Chamberland-Rowe In country after country, members of the public are clapping from their doorways and balconies to show their appreciation of health workers.  It is becoming clearer than ever that our health system is largely our health workers. Ventilators do not work without health workers; testing does not… Read More »