Frequent handwashing and wearing face masks are important ways we can control and prevent the spread of disease. But these preventive measures can cause the skin on our hands and face to become very dry or even develop cracks or…
During the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, older people represented the majority of hospitalizations and deaths—leading some young adults to feel the virus couldn’t affect them. But that’s a dangerous attitude, says Memorial Health…
Are patients avoiding the hospital or their doctor’s office when they need care because of anxiety about COVID-19? That may be the case, according to Rajesh Govindaiah, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer for Memorial Health System. “We…
A respiratory virus that has sickened hundreds and killed at least 17 people in China saw its first confirmed cases in the United States this week, but a health official in Springfield said Friday that the risk of transmission in…