Wake Forest Baptist Health, in partnership with Javara, announced today they have begun recruiting healthy adults for a Phase 3 clinical research study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of mRNA-1273, a vaccine candidate against COVID-19. [...]
After almost several months of strict lockdown and the number of newly reported cases of Covid-19 declining in some areas but still rising in others, there are a lot of positive updates from around the world as people begin to return to life. However, for people in the U.S. [...]
Written in 1927, this American spiritual many have come to love over the years offers repetitive lines that seek to remind the listener that God is in control of all aspects of our life. We realize how short, fragile and unpredictable life can be in these uncertain times. [...]
We all know this memory circle: We are in a hurry to leave for an appointment but can’t find our car keys. We jump into stress mode. We look everywhere, try to remember where we put the keys, look again. Later, when we are calm, there they are, right where [...]
The retirement industry that I work in which includes; Independent living (IL), assisted living (AL), memory care and skilled care as well as when these are combined such as in a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) setting and all have been forced to respond to Covid-19 and the pandemic. [...]
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have received a five-year grant worth approximately $2.53 million from the National Institute on Aging to evaluate whether a novel brain-imaging technique can identify Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages. Using an animal model, the researchers will employ a tracer for positron emission tomography [...]
In This Issue... We are certainly living in historic times and have so many messages in front of us daily that our heads are spinning. Now more than ever, I find myself wanting to quiet down all the “noise” and regroup. Yearning to be outside in the fresh air, spending time [...]
From fake COVID-19 cures and treatments, notices of false positives and other scams are an unfortunate result of people trying to make a quick buck from the coronavirus pandemic. But one prevalent scam is on the rise that can be harder to identify – “work-from-home scams.” [...]
The Department of Justice urges Americans to guard against known and emerging scams tied to COVID-19.
Home is the Safest Place for Our Elderly During this Uncertain Time. We believe that home remains the safest place for our elderly population right now. Elderly people and those with underlying medical conditions are especially at risk and are most susceptible to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). [...]
