How to Treat Common Maladies

Alternative & home remedies

Spending time outdoors in the summer conjures up thoughts of camping under the stars, trips to the beach and picnics at the park. But all of that fun can be spoiled when mosquitos swarm or the sun gets too hot. Sunburn, bug bites and jellyfish stings are the worst part of a usually exciting season, … Read more

COVID-19 and Delaying Preventive Health Care

Illustrtation: delaying preventive health care

As if avoiding or surviving COVID-19 has not been challenging enough, the collateral effects of the virus also have been noteworthy. Perhaps you remember how, in early 2020, hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices suddenly became frontline MASH units – places that otherwise healthy people should avoid at all costs. It seemed as if overnight our … Read more

Detoxing from Opioid Addiction

Cartoon illustratioon of a man trying to escape opioid addiction.

Detoxification is an important component of a patient’s recovery process from opioid use disorder. Medical experts share that while the detox process is difficult and uncomfortable, it shouldn’t be a deterrent in keeping someone with a substance use disorder from getting help. “When I was in the grips of my opioid addiction, the only thing … Read more

Strange Side Effects of COVID

An illustration of a researcher sifting through data to determine side effects.

The major symptoms of COVID-19 are well-documented, and – nearly a year-and-a-half after it began its inexorable spread throughout the world – well-known: fever or chills, a persistent cough, difficulty breathing, body aches, a sore throat and a runny nose. But people have been affected in other ways by the virus, exhibiting symptoms that might … Read more

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