Prepare for Retirement Nearing retirement can be both fun and terrifying. I mean, haven’t you been waiting for this day since you entered the workforce? While you should be looking forward to retirement, it is also a time to make sure your finances are in order and find out what […]

Prepare for Retirement

Nursing Facilities Open to the Public As the United States attempts to re-open, nursing facilities have started to follow suit. Some are finally allowing visitors in order to lift the spirits of residents and their loved ones. Since the beginning of the pandemic, nursing homes have been completely off-limits to […]

Nursing Facilities Open to the Public

Let’s face it, health insurance has become a need in our ever-growing health care system. On average, surgery can cost you thousands of dollars, and without coverage, the out-of-pocket cost can kill your bank account. Still not convinced of having health insurance? (I’m talking to you millennials.) Here are the […]

Most Expensive Health Procedures Without Insurance

Walgreens expands focus on medical care, soon adding doctors’ offices to hundreds of its United States drugstores. The chain recently announced it had made a deal with VillageMD, which will run primary-care clinics attached to the drugstores. The announcement revealed that the company intends to open 700 clinics in 30+ […]

Walgreens Expands Focus on Medical Care

Emerging evidence is showing that COVID-19 might be able to cause airborne transmission, according to the World Health Organization. A group of scientists sent a letter to the organization urging WHO to acknowledge its guidance on how to help limit the spread of the virus. Many have looked towards Benedetta […]

Airborne Transmission: Is COVID-19 Airborne?

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The coronavirus pandemic has left people with many unanswered questions, such as wondering about the status of their elective healthcare procedures. Some are wondering whether or not they should keep their elective care appointments or stay away from the doctor’s office altogether. Elective services that have been suspended in previous […]

Elective Services on the Rise

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs
What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs The New York Times recently shared a video detailing what coronavirus does to the lungs. In the video, chest scans from a generally healthy 59-year-old man with coronavirus are reviewed, and just days before the scans were taken, this patient was asymptomatic. The scans […]

What Coronavirus Does To The Lungs

Walking Makes Your Brain Better
How Walking Makes Your Brain Better After many gyms closed during COVID-19, neighborhoods around the country came alive with people getting reacquainted with the pleasures of walking. Walking is a form of exercise that requires no membership, no special gear, and no athletic ability. It turns out the benefits of […]

How Walking Makes Your Brain Better

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, Google Maps is introducing new features to help you find important information as you venture out each day. To ensure that everyone is following proper social-distancing rules, Maps has included a feature to let users know how crowded public transport is, and […]

Google COVID Alerts

Some experts believe a simple at-home test now exists that can screen people for HPV – the leading cause of cervical cancer. The National Cancer Institute has released plans for a future study that will involve approximately 5,000 female participants to decide if screening yourself at home closely compares to […]

At-Home HPV Testing