Flu Season is Coming to a Close: What You Should Know
The flu season typically begins in late November or early December, peaks in January or February, and leaves around April or early May. However, the flu season can oftentimes be unpredictable.
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5 Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones This Holiday Season
The holidays are right around the corner, and experts are already seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses like influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In addition, COVID-19 continues to be a serious health threat in the United States. As you gather with family and friends this holiday season, remember that one of the most…
5 Tips To Keep Your Immune System Strong This Season
With health top of mind during cold and flu season, it’s important to support your body’s immune system. Fortunately, a number of lifestyle habits can boost your overall health, at the same time helping your immune system function as effectively as possible. Even if you do come down with a cold this year, you can…
Smart Flu Prevention Tips for Workplaces
By d-mars.com News Provider It’s estimated that influenza sent up to 400,000 people to the hospital with flu complications and caused an estimated 22,000 deaths in the United States in the 2019-2020 flu season. As more Americans return to their workplaces, employers can play an important role in flu prevention. While experts aren’t exactly sure…
Fighting Flu and Staying Healthy All Year With Medicaid and CHIP
By d-mars.com News Provider Each year, millions of Americans get sick from “seasonal influenza” (“the flu”). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 38 million people got sick with the flu during the 2019-2020 flu season. The flu is more dangerous than the common cold and children are at higher…
New Survey by National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Underscores Need to Build Trust in COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Among Communities of Color
Source: PRN Newswire New data released today by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) shows a significant gap in vaccine confidence among Black adults in the US. Despite bearing a disproportionate burden of serious disease and death related to COVID-19 and influenza (flu), a large percentage of Black adults say they will not get…
Get a Clue About the Flu: What You Need To Know
By d-mars.com News Provider As flu season collides with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, it’s critical to think about how to best protect yourself, your loved ones and the members of your community from getting sick and overburdening an increasingly strained healthcare system. Getting a flu shot each season is an easy and safe way…
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Stop the Spread of Flu
By d-mars.com News Provider Amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hospitals and health care workers already overburdened, medical experts say it’s more important than ever to slow the spread of the flu. In a typical year, the flu causes tens of millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and tens of thousands…
Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination Can Save Your Life
The American Lung Association and Pfizer are partnering to raise awareness about pneumococcal pneumonia and encourage adults to get vaccinated if they are eligible.
Set These 10 Doctor-Recommended Health Goals
Is it time to hit the reset button on your health and wellness? Not sure where to start? Doctors say you can make the biggest impact with small, incremental tweaks to your routine.
MAXIMIZE YOUR TAX REFUND WITH ELFRIN PATTEN
“My role is to guide people through the process of cultivating and owning a successful tax service.” In the heart of Houston, communities grappling with low-income, and poverty face distinctive challenges during tax season. Filing taxes and securing refunds becomes a formidable task due to limited access to financial resources and professional assistance. Residents in…
7 Wellness Expert-backed Ways to Prepare for A Summer Weekend Away
By: d-mars.com News Provider BrandPoint Summer is the time for exploring new places, spending time outdoors and relaxing in the sun. Whether you are heading to the beach or to the mountains, it is important that you prioritize wellness in whatever ways you can and prepare in advance for a weekend away, keeping your personal…
Home Prices Up Again Worsening Inventory Shortages and Modest Rise in Demand
Black Knight is a data and analytics company that drives innovation in the mortgage lending and servicing in real estate industries. The data and analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI) released its latest Mortgage Monitor report, based on the company’s industry-leading mortgage, real estate and public records data sets. A modest rise in…
The Truth About Leadership: Why Leaders Aren’t Born, They Are Trained
The late Noel Pinnock, who also was a contributing writer, penned this insightful piece regarding the makings of a leader in 2019. He detailed how he used those tools both personally and professionally deeming them invaluable in business and everyday life: Leadership begins with you and success rests in the arms of those who you…
“One monkey don’t stop no show.”
“One monkey don’t stop no show.” The saying is transparent as it is the Black version of “time and life are going to keep going on and on” like an Erykah Badu song. Whatever you’re doing in life, the highs and the lows, circumstances won’t dictate your forward movement. You have to keep “moving on”…
Saweetie Admits To Being Nervous When Filming For Peacock’s Bel Air
Just one month after it was announced about rapper Saweetie’s financial literacy health and wellness through her Icy Baby Foundation, she’s headed to the small screen. She’ll be making a cameo on Peacock’s hit drama series, “Bel-Air,” a new take on the hit 90s sitcom. This isn’t her first shot at acting. The Grammy-nominated artist…
This School Year, Prioritize Your Child’s Whole Health – Physical and Mental
As back-to-school season gets underway, it’s important to ensure that your child is ready for the school year, both physically and emotionally, by scheduling a well-child visit. Annual well-child visits are doctor appointments for preventive health services which are essential for ensuring a child’s growth and tracking developmental milestones. The well-child visit is also the…
How to Combat Allergies and Support Health All Year
By d-mars.com News Provider Used as a remedy for centuries, propolis is a bee product increasingly turning heads in the scientific community. Here’s what the research says about how propolis can potentially support health during the warm weather months, as well as year-round: The Research • An April 2021 case report published in Acta Medica…
Spring Cleaning? Don’t Forget Your Medicine Cabinet
By d-mars.com News Provider With your mind on the changing season, you may be purging closets, vacuuming floors and washing windows – but there’s one crucial area of the house to keep in mind: your medicine cabinet. Every year, unused prescriptions and expired over-the-counter medicines clutter bathrooms, kitchen cupboards and drawers, posing a danger to…
Delicious and Delightful Carrot Cake Twists for Easter
by d-mars.com News Provider Carrot cake has been an Easter staple for years, so why not serve some fun takes on this popular dessert for your celebration? With Easter landing on International Carrot Day, April 4, John Kanell, culinary expert and founder of Preppy Kitchen, partnered with McCormick spices to create exclusive Easter dessert recipes…