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Elective Procedures Safety Measures The coronavirus pandemic has left people with many unanswered questions, such as questioning the status of their elective health care procedures. Some are wondering whether or not they should keep their elective care appointments or stay away from the doctor’s office altogether. Elective services that have […]

Elective Procedures Safety Measures

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How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs
How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs In a recent New York Times video a detailed animation shows how coronavirus attacks the lungs. In the video, chest scans from a generally healthy 59-year-old man with coronavirus are analyzed. Just days before the scans were taken this patient was asymptomatic. The scans show […]

How Covid-19 Attacks the Lungs

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Introducing: Village Medical at Walgreens! The pharmaceutical company is ready to add doctor’s offices to hundreds of their United States drugstores. The chain recently announced it had made a deal with VillageMD, which will run primary-care clinics attached to the drugstores. The announcement outlined Walgreens’ intention to open 700 clinics […]

Village Medical at Walgreens

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benefits of walking
Need a Brain Boost? Take a walk. After gyms closed during COVID-19, neighborhoods came alive with people getting reacquainted with the benefits of walking – a form of exercise that requires no membership, no special gear, and no athletic ability. Research indicates the benefits of walking go far beyond burning […]

Need a Brain Boost? Take a walk.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, Google Maps is introducing new features to help you find important information as you venture out each day. To ensure that everyone is following proper social-distancing rules, Maps has included a feature to let users know how crowded public transport is, and […]

Google Maps + COVID

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Many people have been following the newest cases of coronavirus and wonder how it will affect the recent re-opening of the nation’s economy. With no end in sight to this vicious disease, some experts are predicting another complete economic shutdown. Some states are thriving now that they have re-opened many […]

Coronavirus Still a Threat for Many

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eight-hour sleep myth
The eight-hour sleep myth According to a study by the CDC, one-third of American adults do not get enough sleep on a regular basis. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research officially recommends that “adults aged 18-60 years old sleep at least seven hours each night to […]

The eight-hour sleep myth

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The Trump administration issues a call to action based on new data detailing the COVID-19 impact, on Medicare beneficiaries, CMS announces. Older Americans as well as those with chronic conditions are at more risk fro COVID-19 confirming the disparities in health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income […]

Medicare Beneficiaries & COVID-19: Trump Administration Call to Action

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Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas
Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas Texas has a “massive outbreak” of coronavirus cases across the state after reopening, Governor Abbott acknowledged. On Wednesday, June 24, the state reported a record-breaking 5,551 new cases of Covid-19 in one day. This follows 13 consecutive days of record-high hospitalizations. These figures represent an […]

Coronavirus Outbreak Spikes In Texas

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