Category: Health Topics
These podcasts are health related
Upcoming Holidays and Covid
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Anchor lead: Covid-19 is not taking a holiday, Elizabeth Tracey reports What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Christmas? Lisa Maragakis, an infectious diseases expert at Johns Hopkins, says it’s a sure bet Covid-19 won’t be taking a holiday, and holiday …
If You’ve Had Covid
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Anchor lead: Having had Covid-19 doesn’t give you a free pass, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve had Covid-19 still need to keep their masks on, physically distance themselves from others and wash their hands while the pandemic continues. That’s according …
Vaccines for Covid and Flu
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Anchor lead: What is the proper schedule for flu vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports As many people obtain the flu vaccine this year, some questions remain. Aaron Milstone, an infectious diseases expert at Johns Hopkins, answers a few of them. Milstone: …
Flu Vaccine Now
Spreading Viruses
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Anchor lead: Questions about how viruses, especially Sars-CoV2, spread, remain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can you get Covid-19 from a cell phone? How about if you enter a room where someone with the infection has been recently but they’ve left? Aaron …
Strategies Help
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Anchor lead: You can reduce your chances of both Covid-19 and the flu, Elizabeth Tracey reports Getting both Sars-CoV2 and the flu, called ‘coinfection,’ sounds like a nightmare, but based on previous experience with respiratory viruses it is possible. Aaron …