Note: parts of the country are having a severe allergy season that's already at full strength. A mask will help protect you against pollen which may be a separate reason for wearing one now. https://apple.news/Ak6qMMZAbTgCTcIAb4KuNyA If no one else is wearing a mask, should you? Masking mandates are being revoked as COVID-19 cases drop. Experts … Continue reading Should you ditch your mask when everyone else does? Maybe not →

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/vaccine-second-booster-shot-seniors/627069/? How to Time Your Second Booster The effects of the first one may be fading. When will it be time for seniors to re-up?By Rachel Gutman Justin Sullivan / Getty MARCH 15, 2022SHARE Updated at 7:34 p.m. ET on March 15, 2022 Imagine if older Americans had been forced to weather the past three months … Continue reading Timing your second booster, particularly if elderly →

Maybe the key is to pick one time and stick to it. If daylight savings time is bad for teenagers and small children crossing the street can't we split the difference on the time and keep it the same all year round? See this lengthier article which ends with the same proposed solution: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03/19/permanent-daylight-saving-time-house/ This … Continue reading Maybe stopping biannual time changes is more important than which time is chosen →

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/18/us-covid-next-surge-variant-ba2 Warning signs for US as Covid cases rise in Europe ‘There are more unanswered questions about this than any previous variant.’ Photograph: Ringo Chiu/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock The US must prepare now for the next surge or variant, whether it’s BA.2 or a different one, experts say Melody Schreiber, Fri 18 Mar 2022 11.59 EDT Cases and deaths … Continue reading COVID isn’t over quite yet →

/www.westsiderag.com/2022/03/14/an-upper-west-siders-struggle-with-long-covid-central-park-is-a-little-too-far An Upper West Sider’s Struggle With Long COVID; ‘Central Park Is a Little Too Far’ Posted on March 14, 2022 at 11:32 am by West Side Rag Ken Todd in Riverside Park. By Kathy Morgenstern Meet Ken Todd, 53, an Upper West Sider and “long COVID-19” sufferer, or “long hauler,” who is unable to … Continue reading Learning more about long COVID →

If you hate the spring and fall time changes, the Senate acted unanimously today to change to DST year-round effective in 2023. It now needs House approval and President Biden's signature. If the time changes bother you, contact your House representative to urge immediate action. https://www.axios.com/daylight-saving-time-bill-senate-e391d97a-1a88-40eb-a42f-f8eb30f32136.html Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent … Continue reading U.S. could move to year-round Daylight Savings Time in 2023 if today’s Senate approval is followed by the House and the President →

http://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-survive-daylight-saving-time/ How to Survive Daylight Saving Time Caira Blackwell, PUBLISHED MARCH 9, 2022 Twice a year people across 74 countries experience time travel. In the US, people whisper to themselves “Spring forward, fall back” like a quiet chant to recall which direction they’re going on the second Sunday of March, when the clocks move an hour ahead, and on … Continue reading Dealing with the switch to DST →

http://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/health/muscle-strengthening-exercises-disease-death-risk-wellness/index.html Doing 30 to 60 minutes of one exercise weekly could help you live longer, study says By Kristen Rogers, CNN, Updated 7:09 AM ET, Sat March 5, 2022 (CNN)You might have heard that strengthening exercises most benefit your muscular and skeletal health, but they could have two other big perks: helping you prevent disease and … Continue reading Walking isn’t enough — you need 30-60 minutes weekly of strength exercises to help you live longer →

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/homemade-air-purifier-thats-been-saving-lives-during-covid-19-pandemic-180979681/? The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic Made from everyday items found in hardware stores, the Corsi-Rosenthal box is a testament to the power of grassroots innovation Douglas Hannah, The Conversation March 7, 2022 10:23 a.m. Building a Corsi-Rosenthal box portable air filter comes down to duct-taping together a set … Continue reading Homemade air purifier saved lives during pandemic — keep one for wildfires →