Tag: health

How should you wear the Apple Watch?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-correct-way-to-wear-your-fitbit-or-apple-watch-youre-doing-it-wrong-11619110067 The Correct Way to Wear Your Fitbit or Apple Watch (You’re Doing It Wrong) Fitness trackers are more popular than ever. But inaccurate metrics could be messing with your workouts if you strap yours on like an analog watch. GET YOUR TRACKER ON TRACK As this shot of a model with a Whoop Strap … Continue reading How should you wear the Apple Watch? →

Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines long-term

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-09-17/study-finds-big-gap-between-pfizer-moderna-vaccines-at-preventing-covid-hospitalizations Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines seen for preventing COVID hospitalizations BY MELISSA HEALY, AMINA KHANSEPT. 17, 2021 8:47 PM PT Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be waning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America’s workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe … Continue reading Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines long-term →

Why U.S. vaccination effort stalled

Always good to get the perspective of media outside the U.S. on problems here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/27/us-vaccine-effort-derailed? How the US vaccine effort derailed and why we shouldn’t be surprised Low vaccine rates may be the predictable outcome subject to entrenched social forces that have diminished American health and life expectancy since the 1980s, health researchers say In … Continue reading Why U.S. vaccination effort stalled →

Yet another health feature of the Apple Watch — replacing oximeters

This headline will mean nothing to you unless you're one of the many people who have lung disease either from unsafe working conditions, living near fossil fuel facilities that produce unhealthy particles that invade the lungs of those who live nearby and far away, or are suddenly facing respiratory problems from the prolonged severe wildfire … Continue reading Yet another health feature of the Apple Watch — replacing oximeters →

With iOS 15, there’s a new health feature you need to turn on

That doesn’t mean it knows if you’re in imminent danger of falling—the app can’t tell what hazards may lurk in your home—but it provides an idea of your fall risk in the next 12 months. A low score can mean that you could benefit from strength- and balance-building exercises. Apple offers five short videos in … Continue reading With iOS 15, there’s a new health feature you need to turn on →

Manhattan’s UWS has lowest COVID rates in city

UWS ZIP Code Has Lowest 7-Day COVID Rate In New York City: Data The UWS is significantly below the city's overall seven-day COVID rate, with one local ZIP code posting the lowest positivity number in NYC. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff Posted Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 11:21 am ET UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A ZIP code … Continue reading Manhattan’s UWS has lowest COVID rates in city →

Do masks protect you even if nobody is else is wearing one? Yes

Does My Mask Protect Me if Nobody Else Is Wearing One? Masks work best when everyone in the room has one on, but you’ll still benefit from masking up even when those around you aren’t. By Tara Parker-Pope Sept. 21, 2021 If I’m the only person wearing a mask in a store or other indoor location, … Continue reading Do masks protect you even if nobody is else is wearing one? Yes →

Health insurers stopping full coverage of COVID expenses

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/18/covid-hospital-bills-insurance-deductible/ The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving patients with big bills. Large insurance companies waived cost-sharing for coronavirus care in 2020, but it has sprung back in 2021 By Christopher RowlandSeptember 18, 2021 at 5:41 p.m. EDT Jamie Azar left a rehab hospital in Tennessee this week … Continue reading Health insurers stopping full coverage of COVID expenses →

U.S. COVID-19 death toll now greater than that of 1918 pandemic

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/573011-us-covid-19-death-toll-surpasses-that-of-1918-pandemic US COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of 1918 pandemic BY PETER SULLIVAN - 09/20/21 03:58 PM EDT The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed that of the 1918 flu pandemic, according to a tracker from Johns Hopkins University, highlighting the extraordinary damage incurred by the current virus. The U.S. has passed 675,000 deaths, the estimated toll from … Continue reading U.S. COVID-19 death toll now greater than that of 1918 pandemic →

Another side-effect of the pandemic — we can’t sleep

This is when I remember a key lesson from long ago. Few of us are unique or alone in our reactions to events. Individual responses to this unnatural period of restriction, concern (if not fear), and uncertainty tend to follow a few patterns. One of them right now is having problems sleeping. More below. https://www.vox.com/22671566/sleep-deprived-insomnia-covid-pandemic-stress-anxiety … Continue reading Another side-effect of the pandemic — we can’t sleep →

Changing minds about vaccination — what works? why?

https://www.salon.com/2021/09/13/changing-your-mind-about-vaccines-people-can-do-it-for-a-number-of-reasons/ Changing your mind about vaccines: People can do it, for a number of reasons Among the shockingly large number of vaccine-averse Americans, many have come around By MATTHEW ROZSA Last week, President Joe Biden announced a series of new policies intended to pressure unvaccinated Americans into getting their COVID-19 shots. There was no pretense of … Continue reading Changing minds about vaccination — what works? why? →