_ Driving Staying Safe on the Road By Jane Farell article Driving a car is one of the most ordinary, yet one of the riskiest, activities we engage in every day. … Read More→
_ Coronavirus: Is Handwashing Drying Your Skin? By Jane Farell article Washing your hands is critical to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, frequent handwashing can cause dry skin … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Preventing Face-Mask Skin Problems By Jane Farell article Masks play a vital role in reducing the spread of the coronavirus. But according to the American Academy of Dermatology … Read More→
_ Children's Health How to Prevent Childhood Drownings By Jane Farell article Drowning is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths. In children under the age of four, only birth defects … Read More→
_ A New COVID-19 Research Tool By Jane Farell article The federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a centralized, secure “enclave” to store and study vast amounts of … Read More→
_ Scams and COVID-19 By Jane Farell article To the stresses of the COVID-19 epidemic – fear of contracting the illness, working remotely, trying to balance parenthood and … Read More→
_ Heart Health Study: More Money Doesn't Always Mean Better Heart Health By Jane Farell article Being upwardly mobile isn’t always a good thing when it comes to a person’s health, a new study shows. The … Read More→
_ COVID-19 and Pregnancy By Jane Farell article The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching a study to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic during and … Read More→
_ FDA Withdraws Emergency Approval of Anti-Malaria Drugs to Treat COVID-19 By Jane Farell article The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn its emergency use authorization (EUA) of two anti-malaria drugs to treat … Read More→
_ When You Can Be around Others if You Had or Think It Likely You Had COVID 19 By Jane Farell article The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) answers your questions: Q: I think or know I had COVID-19, … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Regulatory Terminology By Jane Farell article There’s a lot of confusion about which medical products might work to prevent or treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Scientists … Read More→
_ A New Therapy for COVID-19? By Jane Farell article Animals produce antibodies much like those made by the human immune system. But some animals, such as llamas, also produce … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension How Accurate Are Home Blood Pressure Monitors? By Jane Farell article Most blood pressure devices sold for home monitoring in Australia – and possibly worldwide – may not have been validated … Read More→
_ The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Glossary of Terms By Jane Farell article The coronavirus crisis has introduced a lot of new words into our daily vocabulary — words such as pandemic and … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Food Safety By Jane Farell article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working in many ways to help keep people safe while the nation … Read More→
_ Two Steps Forward By Jane Farell blog And then one step back. Literally. That is the nature of foot surgery/injury and the healing process. Each time I […]
_ A Simpler Test for Alzheimer's By Jane Farell article Researchers are drawing closer to fully developing a blood test that could help detect pathological Alzheimer’s disease in people who … Read More→
_ COVID-19: Caring for a Patient at Home By Jane Farell article Most people who get sick with COVID-19 will have only mild illness and should recover at home, according to the … Read More→