COVID-19 in NYC: October hot spots
In the last several weeks, though New Yorkers have been enjoying things slowly reopening and having a little more freedom to go out and about and enjoy outdoor dining with indoor dining around the corner and gyms reopened, cases slowly started rising again. At...
COVID-19 and a 2nd wave: questions and implications
New York City had been the an epicenter of the pandemic in the United States in the spring from March to May until cases and hospitalizations started dipping. Now NYC is now longer an epicenter after having gone through this first wave while many other parts of the...
COVID testing: different types of tests
COVID-19 testing is complex with different types and different ways of being tested put in place. Even then, the testing has also changed over time to become more refined and/or faster all at the same time. Of course, this may be confusing to the general public about...
COVID-19: can NYC move forward now
COVID-19 or the Sars-2-COVID is still amongst us today. Research should not slow down. We can continue to learn from this even if things start to dampen today. If today in the New York Times, August 17, there is a report that herd immunity may have been achieved...
Editorial highlights flaws in reporting COVID-19 research
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/editorial-highlights-flaws-in-reporting-covid-19-research?platform=hootsuite
Foods That Help Prevent Chronic Inflammation
Although inflammation isn’t necessarily a good thing, it can help you fight injuries and infections. When this continues for a long period, your body is now fighting chronic inflammation. This condition has been linked to diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and...
How Biostatistics is Transforming Healthcare
As the healthcare industry continues to grow, larger amounts of data are generated every day. All of this data has to be processed, analyzed, and then interpreted by professionals to gain insight. Biostatistics plays a major role in this process as these statistics...
How Does Location Impact Health?
“Location, location, location”; it matters in so many different aspects of life. But, what role does location play in your health and wellbeing? Can where you live impact your potential to develop certain diseases? The short answer is, yes. In fact, when it comes to...
The Relation Between Genetics and COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to ravage throughout the world, more and more research and studies are being conducted to understand how severe the virus’ impact is, and why it’s severity continues to vary across infected patients. While it’s noted that many infected COVID...