Over the last several years, scientists have been learning more and more about how the health of your gut affects your health in general. More specifically, there is a growing amount of evidence to suggest that poor gut health makes you more susceptible to disease. Building off of that knowledge, recent research has found that…
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When a person contracts COVID-19, the virus travels to their mucus membranes, and then to their lungs. In response, the body causes the lungs to become inflamed. This inflammation affects the lungs’ ability to transfer oxygen into the blood and remove carbon dioxide [1]. A lack of oxygen can cause the patient to gasp for…
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2020 is the year of the mask, and as if ‘mascne’ wasn’t enough, it might also be the year of the ‘mask mouth’. As dentists begin seeing patients again, they’ve got people coming in with a new oral hygiene issue from, of course, wearing masks. The Mask Mouth Problem Like it or not, we have…
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As summer is quickly coming to a close, in a normal year parents, teachers, and students would be preparing to go back to school. This is 2020, however, and is of course not a normal year. Perhaps one of the biggest debates in many households is whether or not parents should be sending their kids…
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At this point, we are all well aware of the acute or short-term symptoms of the novel coronavirus: fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle and body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea and vomiting, and diarrhea [1]. We also know that the virus affects people differently….
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If you could get some life advice from someone who seems to be able to survive every ailment that life throws their way, would you accept it? Well, you’re in luck: here is some advice from a woman who survived the Spanish flu, cancer, and now COVID-19. Life Advice from a Woman Who Has Survived…
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In world without COVID-19 (AKA last year), no one would ever think about cleaning a public playground. It’s the place for children to play and get dirty, right? However, parks were put off-limits in many areas during the recent outbreak. In others, playgrounds are still open, but they are breeding grounds for germs to pass…
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Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers have been carefully studying the novel coronavirus to learn as much as they can about the illness, including how it transmits and how it attacks the body. Six months into this global health crisis, we have learned much more about the COVID-19 infection. What was…
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There have been countless unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses and doctors working on the frontlines, essential service workers ensuring that we could still get the necessities, parents working from home trying to balance childcare and a full-time job, distilleries and clothing manufacturers using their production lines to make hand sanitizer and PPE- the…
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public received mixed messages as to whether or not they need to be wearing a face-covering when out in public. Since then, however, public health officials around the world have come to one resounding conclusion: everyone should wear a face mask in public spaces. In the United…
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So you’ve been doing your part- washing your hands rigorously, keeping a six-foot distance between yourself and others, and wearing a mask when you enter public spaces, ride public transit, or whenever you find yourself in a situation where physical distancing is not possible. Over the last few weeks, however, you’ve begun to notice an…
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Bailey Anne Vincent is a dancer, a business owner, and a mother of two. She’s also immuno-compromised, suffering from a form of Cystic Fibrosis. Her condition has made 2020 particularly scary, because she knows that if she were to contract the COVID-19 virus, she would have a much lower likelihood of survival. For this reason,…
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors, researchers, and drug-makers have been searching for an effective treatment for the virus that has now, as of July 7th, killed more than half a million people worldwide [1]. Remdesivir by Gilead Sciences was the first drug to show benefit against the novel coronavirus, and as such it’s arrival…
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The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, has reached nearly every continent around the world, claimed thousands of lives and damaged the global economy. After months of lockdowns and closures to contain the spread of the virus, many countries are finally seeing a reduction in cases and are starting to open…
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After several months of lockdowns, closures, self-isolation and social distancing orders, many countries around the world are finally beginning to lift their pandemic restrictions and open back up. At the same time, there are many parts of the world that are only experiencing the peak of their COVID-19 outbreaks now, and of course, everywhere in…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest global health crisis of the twenty-first century. Doctors and scientists around the world have spent hours researching the virus in order to better understand how it spreads, how it attacks the body, and how to prevent and cure it. One aspect of the novel coronavirus that has puzzled…
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Awareness of lyme disease, the debilitating illness spread by ticks, has increased significantly over the last few years. Public health departments have invested in several campaigns to educate the public on the dangers of tick bites, how to avoid them, how to look for them, and what to do if you get bit. Lyme disease…
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been a debate around wearing a mask. Who should be wearing masks? Where should they be worn? How do they function in spreading the virus? What should they be made of? Are they actually effective? Needless to say, it has been a touch confusing. To help clear up…
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Over the last several months, scientists and medical researchers around the world have been pouring countless hours into COVID-19 research, trying to learn everything they can about the virus. How it travels, how long it survives on surfaces, and how it attacks the body are just a few of the questions that needed to be…
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Since cities and towns all over the world went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been reports of animals taking the opportunity to visit, and even establish themselves, in the empty streets, parks, and canals. This is no exception in Delhi, India, where recently a gang of monkeys escaped with COVID-19 samples…
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Just a few months ago, the sight of someone wearing a facemask at the grocery store, on the bus, or simply out for a walk would’ve been considered abnormal. Fast-forward to today, and not wearing a mask, in many areas, puts you in the minority. However, this vintage picture showcase how masks became the norm…
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Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has prevented many family members and loved ones from seeing each other. One group that has been particularly isolated are senior citizens, and even more so, senior citizens living in nursing homes. As the world slowly reopens and families can see one another again, no story is quite as…
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Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has prevented many family members and loved ones from seeing each other. One group that has been particularly isolated are senior citizens, and even more so, senior citizens living in nursing homes. As the world slowly reopens and families can see one another again, no story is quite as…
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People all across North America have now been living under social isolation and stay-home rules for more than two months. While the weather was cooler, it was much easier to stay inside our homes, but as the warm weather sets in we are all anxious to get outside and enjoy some of our favorite summer…
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in January 2020, millions of people around the world have suffered from the virus. While some have had relatively mild cases, others have had to deal with much more severe illness. Those with mild cases appear to recover within a week or two, however severe cases can take six weeks…
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For many people, the concept of eating out is not merely about the exotic restaurant food that would usually taste different (better) from home-cooked food. During this pandemic, many restaurants still operate on a take-out or delivery basis, but people miss easting “out”. Sitting in a communal atmosphere, seeing the faces of other people and…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most far-reaching and catastrophic global health crisis of the twenty-first century, and has exposed many of the shortcomings of our society. It has revealed to us that some of the most undervalued people among us- such as grocery store workers, delivery drivers, and those who work in long term…
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March to Mid-May is generally considered the best time to visit the flower-abundant country of Japan. The arrival of spring signifies the season of life and color across many places in the world, but it’s especially beautiful in Japan. The country is dotted with countless flower gardens, parks, boulevards, and even along the streets, fully-flowered…
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Wide-spread testing for the novel coronavirus has been one of the largest issues facing countries around the globe throughout this pandemic. Temperature checks have only shown to be moderately effective at detecting COVID19, and swab tests require more time, money, and people to complete. Not only is it possible that an infected person may have…
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A black light experiment done in Japan has made its way around the world even faster than COVID-19. The video shows just how quickly a virus can spread in certain settings, and why personal hygiene is crucial to preventing the spread of disease. Black Light Video Experiment The video was produced by the public broadcasting…
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Over the last several months, scientists around the world have been working to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Until a vaccine is available, however, other scientists are searching for a treatment that could provide short-term protection from the virus, or help improve patient outcomes and recovery. Drugs such as Remdesivir, the antiviral Avigan,…
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If you’ve noticed it’s been increasingly harder to find boneless chicken breasts in the grocery store, while bone-in thighs and drumsticks seem to be in abundance, you’re not wrong. North America’s most popular cut of chicken is the latest casualty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has affected many US and Canadian meat processing plants,…
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To date, the COVID-19 virus has infected nearly four million people worldwide and has resulted in more than 270 thousand deaths [1]. Since the pandemic began, scientists around the world have been working tirelessly to find an effective treatment or vaccine for the virus, but so far have produced very few tangible results. Teams of…
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Much to the relief of parents around the world, children seem to have largely been spared in the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite making up 22 percent of the US population, only 1.7 percent of all reported cases of the virus have been in children [1]. Of the children who have been diagnosed with the virus, only…
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In light of all the suffering that has been brought upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems only fair that all other crimes and disasters should stop. Of course, this is not the case, and tragedies continue to take place outside of the pandemic. The science community is currently mourning the death of a…
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A lot of things look a little different in 2020. Planes are grounded, public spaces are closed, students are studying online, and people are queuing to get into the grocery store in the same way they did to get into a club or concert just a few months ago. Yes, COVID-19 has put a full…
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As the pandemic continues, an unsettling pattern of symptoms has been discovered among patients of COVID-19, beyond the usual respiratory distress. Babak Navi, a neurologist at New York-Presbyterian and the division chief for stroke and hospital neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been working at the forefront of the pandemic in New York City for the…
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As the death toll continues to rise, businesses and schools remain closed, and families continue to be separated, it seems as though the nightmare that the COVID-19 pandemic has become may never end. The minute social distancing and stay-home orders were put in place, the one question that has been echoing through homes across the…
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Tune in on your FM radio, and listen from the safety and comfort of your car. For many people, there’s nothing more rejuvenating than attending a live concert where your favorite artists dole out sound after sound of revitalizing music. These things are an essential part of existence for many people, and having them taken…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has now taken the lives of more than 230 thousand people across the globe. It has destroyed families and taken away thousands of people’s grandparents, parents, children, siblings, and friends. Not only has the virus taken their loved ones away from them, but it has robbed the families of deceased patients of…
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