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August: National Immunization Awareness Month

By Dr. Jason Kendler

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Each of us, as adults, should have an immunization card, created by our primary health care provider. This week, Dr. Pat turns for expertise to a member of Women’s Voices’ Medical Advisory Board, Jason S. Kendler, M.D., a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University to discuss infectious diseases and the vaccines needed to combat them.

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Getting Women Workers the COVID Vaccine Could Pose a Complex Challenge, Experts Warn

By Editor @ Women's Voices

Barriers such as paid time off, transportation and child care make frontline workers — who are disproportionately women — particularly tough to reach.

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For Those on the Frontlines of Covid-19

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

To all those who are on the frontlines: "You are all heroes and we must commit to providing you with the equipment you need to stay safe and enable you to provide the best care possible during this pandemic."

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Avoid Infections While Flying During
the February Flu and Virus Season

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Viral pathogens are the most common cause of respiratory infection in travelers. And February is the peak season for influenza infections.

Health

Avoid Infection During Holiday Travel
Dr. Pat’s Flight Routine

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

As part of my training to become a board certified physician, I did a year’s fellowship in infectious disease. I tell you this to both explain and share my airline travel routine.

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Developing A Routine to Prevent Lyme Disease

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Lyme Disease and other tickborne illnesses are on the rise. Unfortunately, however, the diagnosis is often missed or delayed.

General Medical · Health

Measles: The Recurrence of a Deadly Disease
and the Importance of Vaccination

By Elena S. Resnick, M.D.

The resurgence of this once eradicated disease means that people who have lost their immunity over time are now at risk of contracting this deadly disease.

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Tickscaping: Preventing Lyme Disease
with Landscape Design

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Since an estimated three quarters of all Lyme disease cases are acquired from ticks picked up during activities around the home, I learned how to create a safer landscape.

Health

Avoid Infection During Holiday Travel
Dr. Pat’s Flight Routine

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

As part of my training to become a board certified physician, I did a year’s fellowship in infectious disease. I tell you this to both explain and share my airline travel routine.

Emotional Health

Three Ways to Improve Your Mind/Body Connection This Year

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

Much has been made of the mind/body connection, and in recent years, evidence has kept piling up to support its importance. A strong mind means a strong body, and vice versa. Here are three very easy things you can do to keep both mind and body healthier in the months to come.

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Dr. Pat Consults: Preventing the Perils of Summer

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

I have asked three members of the WVFC Medical Advisory Board for their advice to help all of us have a safer summer. Dr. Anetta Reszko discusses what causes acute sunburn, Dr. Jason Kendler provides information on tick-borne illnesses, and Dr. Baxter Allen covers the risks of trauma from boating, swimming and cycling.

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Gastrointestinal Bugs, and How to Keep Them from Spoiling Your Vacation

By Brian Landzberg, M.D.

A gastroenterologist's advice on how to prevent being attacked by one of those GI "bugs" that are notorious for making you miserable at home or abroad.

Ask Dr. Pat

Dr. Pat Consults: The Ebola Epidemic—Fear of Flying to Africa

By Dr. Jason Kendler

Unlike viruses such as influenza (the flu), the Ebola virus is generally not spread from person to person in the air. Because of this, traveling on an airplane with someone with the Ebola virus would NOT put you at risk, unless there is some DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACT with his or her bodily fluids.

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Travel Safely! A Doctor’s Guide to Avoiding Getting Sick

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

How to avoid the health hazards of a trip to a developing country: parasitic worms, fleas, mosquitoes, contaminated food and water. Guidelines by Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen.

Ask Dr. Pat · Health · News

Ask Dr. Pat: Stay Healthy While Traveling to Developing Countries

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Because Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen has many patients who travel to exotic places, she has spent lots of time helping them prepare to have a medically safe journey. Here, in Part 1 of a two-part series, she discusses both the routine and the country-specific vaccinations that travelers to Tanzania will need to get.

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August: National Immunization Awareness Month

Getting Women Workers the COVID Vaccine Could Pose a Complex Challenge, Experts Warn

For Those on the Frontlines of Covid-19

Avoid Infections While Flying During
the February Flu and Virus Season

Avoid Infection During Holiday Travel
Dr. Pat’s Flight Routine

Developing A Routine to Prevent Lyme Disease

Measles: The Recurrence of a Deadly Disease
and the Importance of Vaccination

Tickscaping: Preventing Lyme Disease
with Landscape Design

Avoid Infection During Holiday Travel
Dr. Pat’s Flight Routine

Three Ways to Improve Your Mind/Body Connection This Year

Dr. Pat Consults: Preventing the Perils of Summer

Gastrointestinal Bugs, and How to Keep Them from Spoiling Your Vacation

Dr. Pat Consults: The Ebola Epidemic—Fear of Flying to Africa

Travel Safely! A Doctor’s Guide to Avoiding Getting Sick

Ask Dr. Pat: Stay Healthy While Traveling to Developing Countries

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