COVID-19 Archives

Obesity may alter immune system response to COVID-19

Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society’s journal, Endocrinology. Obesity not only leads Read More

The Lingering Effects of Covid-19

Many people have recovered from Covid-19, but some are experiencing lingering symptoms long after they test negative. Mark Anderson, MD, a founding partner at Executive Medicine of Texas, has dedicated his career to helping others Read More

Has COVID-19 altered your sleep?

Stay-at-home orders and “lockdowns” related to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a major impact on the daily lives of people around the world and that includes the way that people sleep, two studies reported in Read More

Is Diabetes related to COVID-19

It has become clear that people who have type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of being impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. People with diabetes need to understand that COVID-19 illness can raise their blood pressure Read More

Lessons Learned About Immunity in a Post-COVID World

Just as in the early 2000s, due to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we learned about security in a whole new way, Americans are now learning about another object of focus: immunity. Webster Read More

Back to Business in a COVID-19 Environment and Autoimmunity

With so many uncertainties lingering in this new Covid-19 environment that the entire world is faced with, most people are feeling a heightened level of vulnerability to do everyday things that were once taken for Read More

Vulnerable Older Americans Need Nutrition Support During COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to place older Americans at an increased risk for poor nutrition and its negative health impacts, according to a national coalition of more than 100 organizations and stakeholders working to defeat older adult Read More

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