Immune System

With all the focus on COVID and the emerging new vaccines, it’s easy to forget that there’s another critically important vaccine already available that’s essential to maintaining your health: the yearly influenza vaccine. Reports to date show a sizable uptick in the number of people requesting this year’s flu vaccine,…

As we move back inside and prepare to hunker down during the coming winter months, we will continue to face threats to our health. In so many places, COVID is still raging strong and case numbers continue to rise. That means none of us can afford to let down our…

We’re more than 6 months into the Coronavirus pandemic and our understanding of the virus, it’s impact, and strategies to keep ourselves safe continue to evolve. And now, added to this mix are a range of articles and alarms about vaccine development and second waves. It’s no wonder, then, that…

Despite the fact that we’re still in summer, it appears that it’s not too early to be thinking about your annual flu shot. Especially this year. Estimates are that in previous seasons only about 45% of adults received the flu vaccine. But for older adults, already at higher risk for…

The news regarding the coronavirus continues to evolve, as we learn more about how it attacks the body, the symptoms it causes, the varying rates of infection among different groups, and the levels of risk associated with certain activities. At this point, we know this virus is quite different from…

The current climate has caused many of us to reconsider our relationship with food: what we eat, how we prepare it, and how we secure it, among other facets. Given the closure of restaurants, the risks of entering grocery stores, and the limitations of available options, we’ve had to really…