Category: Illnesses
Happy Spring! Updates on Respiratory Viruses
Posted on March 29, 2024
Happy Spring! Respiratory Virus News Although COVID-19 and RSV numbers are improving, please be aware Influenza is still circulating and is considered at a "moderate" level. Massachusetts Department of Public Health tracks trends of respiratory illness here. The CDC has updated it's isolation guidelines for respiratory ... Read More
Happy Holidays! Updates on COVID-19, the Flu, & RSV; Ordering additional free COVID-19 tests
Posted on December 19, 2022
Happy Holidays! Hoping everyone can celebrate this holiday season in good health and with good cheer! We are certainly in a better place yet again this year, but I would still suggest taking precautions (see below) given the current wave of ... Read More
Thanksgiving holiday hours; COVID-19, RSV, and the Flu
Posted on November 22, 2022
Upcoming Wellscape Out-of-Office dates Wellscape will be closed on: November 23-27, 2022 for Thanksgiving break December 8-9, 2022 for medical conference We are finally feeling the season as the cold weather sets in - just in time for the Thanksgiving celebration. Wellscape ... Read More
Wellscape Newsletter – Happy Halloween!!
Posted on October 31, 2017
Wellscape News - 10/31/2017 Happy Halloween!! May the treats be plentiful (and at least some healthy!) and the tricks full of fun! Any unique costumes? Would love to see them - send me a photo!! And here's some fun facts about pumpkins from NPR. We ... Read More
The experience of hEDS patients exemplifies the problems with healthcare
Posted on October 17, 2017
Dr. Allison Bond, in "Everyday bumps injured her joints, but finding the reason took half a century," published in STAT on October 16, 2017, describes the experience of a woman with hEDS, who sought a diagnosis and medical care for ... Read More
Save on prescriptions: Blink Health offering free diabetes med program, #TreatType2
Posted on June 18, 2017
Blink Health offers prescription savings program for diabetes medications Check out Blink Health's program which offers for free 3 selected diabetes medications for a year (Metformin, Glipizide, Pioglitazone). Here is their offer, taken from their website: "Blink Health is a free service on ... Read More
Zinc may shorten the common cold!
Posted on May 03, 2017
Another study showing the zinc lozenges may shorten the common cold! Check it out here. Read More