It’s time to put the myth to sleep. The Spanish didn’t really invent siestas as we know them, they just perfected the practice. The word siesta has its origins from the Latin word sexta. In days gone past, the Romans…
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How well do Americans know the facts about COVID-19?
(HealthDay)—Months into a global pandemic, some groups of Americans simply don’t know enough about COVID-19 to protect themselves and others against the highly infectious respiratory virus, a new study reports. Most folks have a pretty good grasp about how COVID-19…
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Getting the facts about COVID-19 to the African American faith community
Even though he was just appointed director of VCU Massey Cancer Center in December, Robert Winn, M.D., already has become an asset to the African American faith community in Richmond. The moment Winn realized that timely and accurate information about…
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Facts and myths about obesity, emerging as a key factor in COVID-19 hospitalization
With so much misinformation surrounding obesity, Dr. Catherine Varney is careful with her words. First of all, she clarifies that her patients are not obese, but rather have obesity, which is a disease and not a lack of willpower. What…
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