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"Concerns voiced by experts late in 2020 about a “twindemic” seemed to have dissipated as seasonal influenza activity in the United States remains lower than usual. This time last year, close to 100 times as many flu cases had been identified from nearly the same"...Read more

Is it too hard to say hello,
Or to shake the hand, I see?
Or bump an elbow or a fist,
is the greeting, done today,
for all the hugs and kisses,
have left and gone away.

I am in a hole.
I am in the ground.
Where I lie
there is no sound.

Why am I here,
on this beautiful day?
What is life's purpose,
What words can I say?
Praise be to God,
for all which you bring;
the suffering and agony,
as the Pandemic thing,
sweeps lives away.
Why does this happen?
There's no one to say.

Tell me please
where I can go
to escape the plight
of this deadly show.

Remember me now.
Remember me when.
Remember where youth
on which you depend.
All of the things you
could do and say,
is suddenly gone now,
gone so far away.
Getting up from the floor,
was an easy task,
now if I do it,
I really must ask.
Changing light bulbs,
was easy to do.
Now I call my Son
for my balance is gone.
Balance, quite shaky,
to say, just a few.
Life has become harder.
What sayeth you?

Don't tell me to hide in a hole.
Don't tell me it's for my own good.
Don't tell me it will make my life whole
I've lived a long life; it's understood.

It becomes hard to write of cheer,
when all the news is about fear.
The fear of Death, with no one near.
No one to touch or to hear.
To strengthen your resolve, hold you dear
and pray with you as you disappear.

When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump has promised far more than he has delivered. But that doesn’t mean his administration has had no impact on health issues — including the operation of the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and women’s access to reproductive health services............ Continue Reading

Where do we want to live in the years ahead? Older adults are asking this question anew in light of the ongoing toll of the coronavirus pandemic — disrupted lives, social isolation, mounting deaths. Many are changing their minds............ Continue reading

The smoke is thick,
you cannot see,
you cannot breathe.
The mask you wear
will not stop
the particles from
entering your lungs.

Physicians Premier ER charged Dr. Zachary Sussman’s insurance $10,984 for his COVID-19 antibody test even though Sussman worked for the chain and knows the testing materials only cost about $8. Even more surprising: The insurer paid in full.