Vitamin D Might Just Save You From Getting COVID-19
A study conducted at the University of Chicago and published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that vitamin D deficiency may have been factor in the infections of COVID-19 patients. In fact, patients that had a vitamin D deficiency or those whose deficiency were not treated were almost twice as […]
A Volunteer in AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Has Died in Brazil
A volunteer in one of the most advanced coronavirus vaccine trials in the world has died and, despite the news, AstraZeneca’s testing continues. … A major setback in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Of course, I’m not going to get a vaccine if they don’t know what the hell you’re working with. A […]
Frontline Health Care Workers to Get Coronavirus Vaccine First
Who gets the [COVID-19] vaccine first? It’s the frontline health care workers—the final guidelines for vaccine distribution coming out from the National Academies today. Here’s how they break it down into essentially four groups. First, of course, high-risk workers in health care, first responders… Phase 1b includes high-risk individuals with underlying conditions, also older adults. […]
How Sweden Dealt With Coronavirus: Are There Lessons for the U.S.?
It looks like the world we lost. Cafes and restaurants full, people relaxed, no face masks, no panic. I have to say, honestly, I’m glad I’m here… in comparison with what I’m watching my family go through in the U.S. I would say they’re pretty much hands off here in Sweden, as opposed to hands […]
Research Ethics | Full Measure
We begin with questions about ethics concerning medical research on humans. The effort to find a coronavirus vaccine has already moved to fast-track trials and people by necessity, but other human research in recent years, some conducted by federal researchers and prominent hospitals and universities, were found to have violated strict rules governing studies on […]
Health Experts Looking Into Effects of Vitamin D in Fight Against COVID-19
We all know it. We all know it too well. Here in Cleveland, we don’t get a ton of sun, which means, for some people, a deficiency in vitamin D… and it’s not just essential for your bones, your teeth and your muscles, it also plays a huge role in a strong and healthy immune […]