Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been around for a long time. It’s well known that RSV can cause serious respiratory illness in older adults and newborn infants. So why are we suddenly, after all these years, being told we should consider an RSV vaccine? I know there are a lot of questions out there, so I’ll do my best to clear some things up. Three new RSV vaccines since May,
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