Augusta Health Vaccine Clinic Update: October 12, 2021

Linda Rider

In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Wellness District (CSHD), Augusta Health and fitness continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Recent Vaccination Dose Depend at Augusta Overall health: Full doses offered at Augusta Wellness Vaccination Clinics: 92,111 Local community member totally-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 44,639 Boosters for the immunocompromised 6,717 Latest […]

The role of social media

Linda Rider

Worldwide, statistics suggest mental health has declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is social media partly to blame? Share on PinterestWhat are the links between mental health status and social media use during the pandemic? We investigate. Image credit: Koukichi Takahashi/EyeEm/Getty Images On a global scale, social media […]

WHO update guideline on monoclonal antibody use

Linda Rider

Share on PinterestThe new WHO guideline on using monoclonal antibodies for severe COVID-19 appears in the BMJ. Newsday LLC/Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) recently updated a living guideline on COVID-19 drugs. In it, they conditionally recommend the use of monoclonal antibodies to treat patients with non-severe disease at […]

The Bahamian Bush Medicine Legacy

Linda Rider

Martha Hanna-Smith is an educator who grew up on the 92 sq.-mile island of Acklins in the Bahamas. As an artisan and educator, Hanna-Smith has been educating local inhabitants how to change their crafts into entrepreneurship for more than 40 years. She functions with the normal elements of her homeland, […]