Ivermectin, a medication that has long been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and World Health Organization (WHO) to fight parasites and treat worm infections, has been a topic of controversy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some experts have argued that public messages about ivermectin could lead people to use ivermectin that is … [Read more...]
What are the Data on Ivermectin for COVID-19?
Does Smoking e-Cigarettes Prevent Cigarette Smoking?
Since the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes, there has been significant debate amongst physicians and scientists about the potential advantages and disadvantages of smoking e-cigarettes, particularly when compared to effects of smoking real cigarettes. Though not approved as a method for quitting smoking, e-cigarettes have been anecdotally linked … [Read more...]
Do Financial Incentives Motivate People to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Since the vaccines against COVID-19 were in development, physicians and other healthcare experts recognized that the rollout of the vaccines would likely be met with vaccine hesitancy. While the world has contended with a group of people who are opposed to any type of vaccination - the so-called anti-vaxxers - it was immediately clear to behavioral … [Read more...]
Telehealth Is Here to Stay
OPYS Telehealth Blog Series December 2021 Issue No. 1 Telehealth is here to stay. There, I said it. While many people may not have heard the term ‘telemedicine’ prior to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the terms ‘virtual health’, ‘virtual visit’, and ‘video visit’ are now commonly used to describe a telehealth visit; also known as a live, … [Read more...]
New Guidelines For Preventing Recurrent Stroke
Strokes are common and can lead to significant disability or death. Ischemic strokes that involve blockages in blood flow in the brain due to plaques or clots account for nearly 90% of all strokes in the U.S. It has long been recognized that suffering one stroke significantly increases one’s risk for having another stroke in the future when the … [Read more...]