Masks

While it feels like a long time coming, the reality is that the development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines has come at a remarkable speed and it appears that very soon, vaccinations will begin in this country, as they already have in Britain and elsewhere. And while there remain…

The Hungarian-American dermatologist Erno Lazlo once said, “Beautiful skin requires commitment, not a miracle.” But once the cold weather comes around, that skincare commitment seems to demand another level of intervention, especially for older women. And this winter, beyond the usual heightened winter skin regimens, there’s the constant hand washing…

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 enter our 9th month of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to take stock of what we’ve learned and to keep track of new information as it arises. You can find every agebuzz post touching on some aspect of the coronavirus pandemic here and you can rest assured that…

For many, the arrival of Fall typically kicks off an array of activities timed to celebrate upcoming holidays. From Halloween to Hanukkah, and Thanksgiving to Christmas, this is usually the time we begin to strategize who’s hosting which events and where we will be heading. But not this year. As…

The hope was we’d be in a better place at this point. Early on in the COVID pandemic, there was always the worry that if we didn’t get the virus under control during the summer, we could face the potential of 2 viral threats at once: COVID 19 along with…