by Laura Pole, RN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner Just in my little circle of friends, several of whom got COVID in the last 3 months, are now having very troubling symptoms, some of which are impacting their ability to work and basically function well. Take my friend,...
On Radical Uncertainty and Silver Linings in a Post-Truth Pandemic
Originally published July 1, 2020 in Commonweal's newsletter Triple Endemic Troubles https://www.commonweal.org/news/triple-endemic-troubles/ by Steve Heilig This reflection was written a few quick months into the pandemic, at the request of Commonweal colleagues....
Consciousness, Covid, and The Rise of an American Death Cult
By Stephan A. Schwartz Link to Full Paper About Stephan A. Schwartz: Scientist, futurist, award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction Stephan A. Schwartz, is the co-founder of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, the Association of...
The bad and the “very” good of the FDA
By Betty Mekdeci, Executive Director, Birth Defect Research for Children Government agencies are not just faceless entities...they are made up of some very good, very brave people as well as industry toadies.Our son was born in 1974 with a mostly missing right hand,...
Responsibility in the age of too much misinformation
By Myrto Angela Ashe, MD, MPH It has always been true, as Jonathan Swift asserted a few centuries ago, that “falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it.” So how do we know what we know? Internet algorithms only worsen the problem of flying falsehoods. How much...
Dear Friends and Colleagues: In March and April 2020, my advice was sought regarding a patient with covid on a ventilator in New York. A few days later, a prominent UCSF pulmonologist, during one of the first grand rounds on covid, listed an intravenous vitamin C...
COVID Immunizations: Complexity and Understanding
By Anna O'Malley MD April 7, 2021 It is spring. This year, watching the death-rebirth mystery unfold in all corners of the natural world, I feel the hopeful energy of reemergence in my own life. The light at the end of our pandemic tunnel is visible, though the...
Preparing to Be Vaccinated: An Integrative Approach
If you’re planning to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you might be wondering if there’s anything you can do to optimize your vaccination response. The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has developed a Pre-Vaccination Protocol with actions you can do by yourself as well as with your doctor that may improve your immune response to vaccination.
Covid-19 Vaccines: Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations
Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), February 17, 2021, Notes written and compiled by Cynthia Li, MD
Freely accessible 90-minute webinar: COVID–19 Vaccines: Current Evidence and Clinical Considerations, video and video transcript.