Collecting My Thoughts

" Immunity debt is not a new idea, though the specific coinage is fairly recent (and some experts bicker over the specifics of what the...

I survived the “Asian Flu,” 1957-1958 (was sick, but the college didn't close) with about 1.1 million deaths worldwide, 116,000 of those...

While coronaviruses aren’t new, this particular one (known as 2019-nCoV) is. “We’ve seen coronavirus before, but this is a new version,” Go...

Flu symptoms for adults Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen Sudden dizziness Confusion...

Mike Rowe is the "Dirty Jobs guy," and is a very funny person, but often with serious messages. "Flying to Chicago with th...

“Listening to Obama’s speech on attacking the virus Ebola. Just kinda wish he had been this proactive and energetic about confronting anothe...

Use soap and water, not hand sanitizer to protect from the flu virus. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers may stop bacterial infections and even...

Today my husband said, “Let’s get our flu shot.”  “OK.” So he called to make an appointment.  But the recording was so confusing with instru...

Things have changed since my first child was born in 1961. The thought then was that they needed some time to build up immunity before meet...

Have you been wondering about the more than usual chaos in the vaccine supply this year? First they hype the H1N1 flu; then tell everyone t...

Alice’s e-mail from the University of Nebraska has been coming to me for well over 10 years. I don’t know if there is a “real” Alice or not,...

Time to think about flu shots and pneumonia vaccine It's been so hot (in the midwest), you've probably not thought much about flu s...

3196 See your Healthcare Provider if. . . That phrase drives me crazy. Do you know who falls under that term, "healthcare provider?...