Here we are, starting the last month of the summer season. Now’s the time to start thinking about protecting yourself from influenza and Covid by getting your annual vaccines. Let’s start with Covid-19 It appears that Covid is with us to stay. Thankfully, most of us have gained some immunity through infection or vaccination (or both). So in general, people aren’t as easily infected and filling up hospital beds in
You may remember that the safety of sunscreens was called into question by the FDA in 2019. Research that had been recently published showed that ingredients from commonly used sunscreens were absorbed into the bloodstream in those who used it regularly. And some of those ingredients had no good evidence showing they were safe when absorbed into the bloodstream. Many of us were left wondering how to protect our skin
You may (nor may not) have noticed that it’s been a while since I published a blog post. In case you were wondering if I’d decided to stop posting altogether, I thought I’d tell you what’s been keeping me out of the office. It has been over 30 years since my husband, Bruce, and I have been out of the country. (Well, except for Canada last fall when we drove
It’s early in the tick season, but I’ve already been bitten. It seems to have happened while gardening several days before I realized it, too. Worse, I didn’t know what it was it til I tugged at something I couldn’t see, and off came the guy at the right (well, or girl). Knowing that ticks sometimes carry Lyme disease (or other infections), I suspected that my doctor would want to