Coronavirus, COVID-19 | Powerful Patient

Bruising? Bleeding? Lightheaded standing up? Heart Racing? Consider POTS

by JoyceGraff | Aug 11, 2021 | Conditions, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immune System Issues, POTS | 0 |

Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a multi-system conditions that are very tricky to diagnose. It may be an auto-immune disorder.

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COVID-19 and Participatory Medicine

by JoyceGraff | Mar 31, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Podcast, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Author Michael Millenson speaks with us about how people with complex medical conditions need to work with their doctors to manage the risks of COVID-19.

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CDC Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People

by JoyceGraff | Mar 8, 2021 | Conditions, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Managing Your Health, Vaccines | 0 |

Dolly Parton gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in...

World Cancer Day: effects of COVID-19 on cancer patients

by JoyceGraff | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog, Cancer, in general, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Managing Your Health | 0 |

On World Cancer Day 4 Feb, GCCN is hosting an online event to examine the effects of COVID-19 on cancer communities and the innovative strategies that help.

Surviving the Pandemic: Depression and COVID-19

by JoyceGraff | Dec 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Podcast | 0 |

Mindy Jo Rigel, of WorryAboutYouToday.com shares her experiences with COVID-19 diagnosis — it felt like a sinus infection, until she lost her sense of smell.

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COVID: The Real Science

by JoyceGraff | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Managing Fear, Managing Stress, Pandemic, Podcast | 0 |

Five experts meet to discuss COVID-19, how to end a pandemic, and how to protect ourselves while it is with us: Masks, Testing, Vaccines, and keeping safe.

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When will we have a safe vaccine for COVID-19?

by JoyceGraff | Sep 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immunization and public health, Podcast | 0 |

Dr. Ofer Levy leads a group of scientists working to develop vaccines that are safe and effective for people of all ages and ethnicities.

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Talking Tech for Visually Impaired Students

by JoyceGraff | Aug 29, 2020 | Blindness, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Podcast | 0 |

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Polio SWAT team tackles COVID

by JoyceGraff | Aug 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immunization and public health, Podcast, Polio | 0 |

Since March 2020, the worldwide team working on Polio has been repurposed to work instead on COVID-19.

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COVID Online Schooling for the Visually Impaired

by JoyceGraff | Jul 22, 2020 | Blindness, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Podcast | 0 |

Sue Buckley of Knoxville has been helping blind young people to gain the skills needed to succeed at online learning. Hints for parents and teachers.

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Virtual Town Hall: Kidney Cancer in the time of COVID-19

by JoyceGraff | May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kidney Cancer | 0 |

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In these exceptional times, what changes for doctors and for patients? How do we sustain existing services?