Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing at the White House on April 22, 2020. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Verifying Valuable Vaccines Suppose they made a vaccine and no one would take it? A raft of recent polls show that’s not impossible. In fact, if Operation... News 24 Jul 2020 | 09:47
Photo courtesy of Stephan Russo. COVID Redux Back in April, I wrote a piece for the West Side Spirit about my bout with COVID-19. I had tested positive and was hospitalized... News 01 Jul 2020 | 04:00
Dr. Anne Docimo. ( Photo courtesy of UnitedHealthcare) Tips for Remote Care Amid COVID-19 With the COVID-19 emergency prompting people in New York to stay home more than usual, accessing in-person health care services... News 01 Jul 2020 | 11:43
Steven Flanagan, medical director of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Health. ( Photo courtesy of NYU Langone Health ) Learning to Live after COVID-19 When it comes to medical jargon, these past three months have certainly expanded the list, starting with the microbe SARS-CoV-2... News 02 Jun 2020 | 11:03
Photo: Mr Thinktank, via flickr Cats, Dogs, Llamas and COVID-19 Even as COVID-19 smolders on, Fido, Fluffy, and your pet llama do not have to wear face masks. But if you’re not feeling... News 26 May 2020 | 12:39
Chicken soup on the stove. ( Photo: Alan Levine, via flickr) Eating Safe in COVID Season Vitamin C didn’t cure the common cold. It won’t lay a finger on COVID-19 either. Ditto for the Keto diet, Weight Watchers,... News 05 May 2020 | 01:44
Dr. Max Gomez. ( Photo: Gillian Fry/Guerrero Howe) Dr. Max Gives Us the Facts Now, more than ever, New Yorkers are looking for medical advice from trustworthy sources. That is why we are fortunate the... News 16 Apr 2020 | 11:17
LinkNYC message on Broadway and 107th Street. ( Photo: Alexis Gelber) COVID-19, Hamlet and You Hamlet had it easy. His questioning whether or not to be applied only to his very own personal family problems plus his fear... News 10 Apr 2020 | 10:49
Mayor de Blasio holds media availability at City Hall ( Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Coronavirus Watch Updated Monday, August 5, 7:20 p.m. Quote of the Day: “We don’t want to penalize people. We want to educate them, make sure... News 09 Apr 2020 | 02:49
New Yorkers, including FDNY members, gathered outside Lenox Health Greenwich Village to thank health care workers on Sunday, April 5, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Counting COVID-19 Centuries ago, Plato wrote that “a good decision is based on knowledge, and not on numbers.” COVD-19 proves him right because... News 06 Apr 2020 | 11:05
Running in Chelsea. ( Photo: Molly Harris) No Gym? No Sweat By now we’re all saturated with recommendations for warding off COVID-19: washing hands, social distancing, don’t touch what... News 27 Mar 2020 | 02:50
Photo: Mussi Katz, via flickr Fingers and Faces Because respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 enter your body through the mucous tissues at eyes, nose and mouth, right now... News 25 Mar 2020 | 03:19
Reshmi Srinath, M.D. ( Photo: Courtesy of Mount Sinai) All About the Keto Diet What do Kourtney Kardashian, Halle Berry and LeBron James have in common? They are all reported fans of the keto diet as... News 09 Mar 2020 | 10:26
Healthy in Manhattan How’s your health? Nearly eight of ten New Yorkers say, “Just peachy, thank you.” In Manhattan, the count is even higher.... Healthy Manhattan 04 Feb 2020 | 03:18
Washing hands What Did You Touch Today? So far, the Wuhan coronavirus appears to be more contagious but less deadly than a previous one that caused SARS (Severe... Healthy Manhattan 04 Feb 2020 | 02:59
