http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/well/live/mask-allergy-symptoms.html Can Wearing a Mask Reduce My Allergy Symptoms? Research shows that wearing masks outdoors can protect against more than Covid-19 for people who suffer from seasonal allergies. By Dani Blum Published March 31, 2021Updated June 4, 2021 As we head into our second pandemic spring, many of us may be itching to give up our masks. But … Continue reading Wearing masks may become regular for those with allergies →

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/national-cathedrals-bell-tolls-again-as-covid-deaths-hit-figure-i-cant-even-comprehend? and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrXKLCEOXU&t=4s if you want to listen to that many bells By — Joshua Barajas National Cathedral’s bell tolls again as COVID deaths hit ‘figure I can’t even comprehend’ Updated on Feb 8, 2022 12:48 PM EST — Published on Feb 7, 2022 4:34 PM EST Going into the third year of the pandemic, … Continue reading COVID has not stopped killing people in the U.S. despite availability of free vaccination →

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/health-exercise-fitness-walking-study.html#:~:text=The%20researchers%20determined%2C%20as%20expected,additional%20health%20benefits%20at%20all). Scientists Finally Did a Study to See If Taking 10,000 Steps a Day Actually Matters. Here's What They Found The goal of 10,000 steps a day came from a Japanese marketing campaign. New research offers another goal. Whether it was from a blog post or the instruction manual of your new wearable health device, … Continue reading Does it really matter whether you walk 10,000 steps a day? →

https://www.verywellhealth.com/ways-voices-change-as-we-age-2223342#:~:text=%20Symptoms%20%201%20Vocal%20Thinness.%20Many%20people,your%20voice%20starts%20strong%20but%20fades...%20More%20 5 Ways Our Voices Change as We Age Understading Presybyphonia and Age-Related Vocal Changes By  Sharon Basaraba, Updated on February 03, 2020  Medically reviewed by Jenny Sweigard, MD Table of Contents What Is Presbyphonia?SymptomsPsychological ImpactPrevention If you've noticed that your voice doesn't sound quite like it used to, it's probably not your imagination. It is most likely … Continue reading Why do voices get deeper as we age? →

If long COVID is a concern, this is an unmissable article. Unfortunately, copying it does not carry with it the association of illustration with labels so you will have to click thru if you can't gather what was said below. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/19/science/long-covid-causes.html How Long Covid Exhausts the Body By Josh Keller Feb. 19, 2022 BRAIN Inflammation and … Continue reading How long COVID exhausts the body →

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-are-never-satisfied-happiness/621304/ How to Want Less The Atlantic · by Arthur C. BrooksIllustrations by Paul Spella I glanced into my teenage daughter’s bedroom one spring afternoon last year, expecting to find her staring absentmindedly at the Zoom screen that passed for high school during the pandemic. Instead, she was laughing uproariously at a video she had found. I asked her … Continue reading How to want less →

FROM NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL WOMAN GAIL BREWER Friends,It’s Thursday, February 10, 2022. There’s a lot about masks this week…In response to the falling numbers of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the NYS mask mandate for indoor businesses, due to expire today (2/10), will not be renewed by Gov. Hochul. Masks will still be required while using public … Continue reading Excellent concise info about current issues re COVID in NYC →

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/02/vaccinate-old/622080/? The COVID Strategy America Hasn’t Really Tried The clearest way to reduce deaths is to push to vaccinate more of the elderly—yes, still!By Sarah Zhang Octavio Jones / Getty FEBRUARY 14, 2022, 11:20 AM ETSHARE It is common knowledge that COVID risk goes up with age, but how steeply it rises is still astounding to see … Continue reading One strategy we haven’t used enough to lower COVID deaths →

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-exercise-boosts-the-brain-and-improves-mental-health-180979511/? How Exercise Boosts the Brain and Improves Mental Health New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and even ward off depression, anxiety and other psychological ailments Bob Holmes, Knowable February 9, 2022 8:00 a.m. Runners in Hawaii exercise at sunset. Exercise has profound effects on brain structure and provides more subtle mental health … Continue reading More proof that exercise boosts the brain and improves mental health →