Emily Schellin

Baby Boomers guide to social security
The act of planning is sometimes relaxing for people who enjoy organizing their schedules in advance, and what better plan to make than a vacation? Studies show that planning a trip in advance can boost your view of your social situation, economic means, and general well-being. While it is unlikely […]

Planning a Vacation Leads to Happiness

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Healthcare workers need personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to stay safe on the job – now more than ever. Unfortunately, the materials used to make these in-demand items may actually be absorbing and carrying the virus that doctors, nurses, and patients are trying to avoid. Now that COVID-19 has […]

Material Treatment for Safer PPE

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French illustrator Jean Jullien wanted to bring people together during quarantine in the only way he knows how: through art. He created the “Peace for Paris” symbol using the Eiffel Tower after the 2015 Paris terror attacks. Jullien created a black-and-green illustration capturing two individuals embracing through an iPad screen. […]

Connecting Through Technology

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If you find that “laughter is the best medicine,” according to science you may be right! Having a good laugh reminiscing about childhood, or watching a movie or comedian could allow you to reap the many benefits of laughter. 1. Laughter Conveys a Message of Good Will. BMC Complementary and […]

Laughter: The Best Medicine?

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Across the U.S., the lives of senior citizens have been upended as retirement communities take steps to protect vulnerable residents from COVID-19. Retirement communities offer services for older adults ranging from very healthy to very ill. They typically offer independent or assisted living as well as nursing home care. By […]

Retirement Communities on Lockdown

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risk of heart attack
Respiratory problems are a typical repercussion of COVID-19, but doctors on the front lines are now discovering that another medical problem is arising. Many COVID-19 patients are becoming victims of heart problems, and ultimately dying of cardiac arrest. With data from the U.S., China, and Italy, cardiac experts are discovering […]

COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Heart Health

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If you have an elderly parent in a nursing home right now, you have probably considered bringing them home in order to keep their distance from other patients during this epidemic. This is a reasonable decision to consider, as nursing homes are now having to exclude visitors for everyone’s safety. […]

Bringing an Elderly Parent Home During Crisis

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President Trump recently announced that telehealth services will be expanded to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Medicare now covers telehealth and this means providers will be reimbursed the same way they are for in-person consultations. Communicating with one’s provider virtually allows patients to avoid office or hospital visits, where […]

Medicare Covers Telehealth

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Does the Weather Affect Our Health? We have always believed our health has been at least somewhat affected by the weather. Most common are arthritis sufferers who can almost predict the weather based on their joints. While it is hard to ignore what our bodies have been able to tell […]

Does the Weather Affect Our Health?

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