I've mentioned I am reading through a book published in the 1870s regarding the #vaccine controversy, Which Sanitation and Sanatory Remedies or Vaccination and the Drug Treatment by JNO Pickering, and wanted to share an interesting glimpse into what the leaders of the time thought about healthcare during this period. The author shares that there are four different models of healthcare in the 1870s: hydropathy, herbalopathy, homoeopathy, and allopathy. Specifically, the author

There are significant challenges in understanding what exactly impacted the spread of COVID, what limited its spread, and what reduced the number of other viruses such as the flu and RSV. Now that #COVID restrictions are easing, we are again seeing a rise in other viruses. Is this related to how we initiate our testing? Does this have to do with increased travel? Might it have to do with more disregard to hygiene practices, such as washing hands and being mindful of our respi

Just a year ago, we were just hearing of this novel virus and what its impact might be; today vaccines are already being administered. Nurses have long been reported as the most trusted professional, so it seems there are multiple reasons for offering this vaccine to the healthcare population first. This approach lays a foundation of trust in consumers so that herd immunity may be more successfully accomplished. Vaccine Lifecycle is Ongoing While distribution has already ensu

Several clients have questioned if they had #COVID-19 earlier in the year than the news reported we would have experienced this #virus in our country. Others are healthcare workers and are interested if they have immune protection, while others still, have interest in better understanding their immune system or want the understand their past exposure to help discern if they might choose to obtain the #vaccine into the future. Here are a Few Points to Consider MidAmerican Clin