WholeLife Direct Primary Care

12/15/2021

Most of the time, we do the medicines.

And other days, we do the Christmas trees, hot cocoa bars, puppies and babies.

08/22/2021

Many people have said they were encouraged to see me get my COVID vaccine while 32 weeks pregnant. The data at that time revealed that pregnant patients often faced more severe complications which was my rationale.

Now, we have evidence which reveals that babies en utero whose mother received vaccination often have protective antibodies against COVID up to 6 mos old.
Thank you again, science.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34205434/

To date, despite the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination, there is a lack of conclusive evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of vaccination of pregnant women. Therefore, the results we present are complementary. Our study suggests that maternal immunization may provide neonatal protection thro...

08/19/2021

Does Ivermectin work? There is much talk amongst the non-scientific community about ivermectin, creating such a buzz that in many places this medication used in the vet/farm world as a de-wormer is being bought at feed stores for human use (and people are taking the inherent risk of diluting and dosing themselves). There have been reports of liver failure due to people self-dosing this medication, all with a feverish goal of preventing or treating early COVID infection.
Does it work? We think no.
This link provides the clearest scientific answer as to why we think not, based on the evidence.

https://dearpandemic.org/ivermectin-and-covid-19/

A: We don’t know for sure, but the best available existing data does not support its use to treat or prevent COVID-19. Lots of studies are ongoing and may give us a clearer answer over time. Ivermectin is a medicine that is used to treat infections from parasites (like worms) in people and animals...

08/19/2021

A doctor featured in a Times article published Sunday on the latest wave of COVID-19 speaks for herself in a searing letter to unvaccinated people.

08/06/2021

07/28/2021

WholeLife Direct Primary is very proud to support our friends at The Community Garden Center in their efforts to help get our community vaccinated! Please stop by on Saturday August 7 or August 28th between 11:00 and 1:00 and do your part.

See our cute T-shirts? If you get vaccinated on those dates, you get one free! If you buy one at The Community Garden Center for $8bucks,🙀 and wear it to the community garden on Wednesdays, you'll receive 10% off your purchase. 🌴🌸🌝

One stop shop to beautify your garden and help keep our slice of paradise safe. 🤗
Thank you, Terri Pinder

11/20/2020

Do COVID-19 vaccine updates tie you in knots with the urge to get to the front of the line? Remember that the entire nation benefits from each and every additional person vaccinated and not getting/spreading virus, no matter who/where they are.
Let each of these vaccine news updates lift your spirits that hope is on the horizon 💙

11/11/2020

From a physician colleague, now a new stance from the CDC that mask-wearing may protect the wearer (vs just people around the wearer) more than originally thought. For those fearing future lockdowns, this article cites evidence that if we increased public mask wearing by just 15% we may be able to avoid them.

Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Hospitalizations Top 61,000, a RecordLast Updated Nov. 11, 2020, 9:53 a.m. ETNov. 11, 2020, 9:53 a.m. ETU.S. health officials are detailing a possible time for treatments and vaccines. Italy is sealing off more parts of the country as the number of new coronavirus cases r...

10/29/2020

We get many inquiries everyday from our patients regarding scenarios of potential exposure and what’s safe. I like this articles’ depiction of your risk within an enclosed space and the effect of speaking and ventilation on your risk.

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html?fbclid=IwAR0010MFk4sjwkufLdC7OjR0bGcqP3_DSxMm3CS4WG2uw2fHPHSz51aT4GU

The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on the safety measures used and the length of exposure

10/23/2020

Thanks, Tiffany Amanda, for sharing this informative article that accurately summarizes the feel of the virus for the next few months, without over-dramatizing.

As the coronavirus surges across much of the United States, infection rates are particularly high in some less-populated Western and Midwestern states, including Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Amna Nawaz talks to Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research....

07/27/2020

Martin County has the highest percent positivity of children tested under 18yo in Florida. Which means that we are not testing enough children, in addition to the fact that there are simply plenty of children testing positive.
I think this is a critical fact to consider when deciding if opening schools is "safe", don't you?http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_partners/covid19_report_archive/pediatric_report_latest.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2dcf8yZpFp7jV5H6rRRKUgey1TpGTy-Biu2fTICiN0WDUsFAQGD8Dgt7g

07/19/2020

(WEAR) – A letter was sent to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asking him to reconsider the order requiring brick and mortar schools to reopen in August. The letter was sent by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP) Thursday. The FCAAP represents the 2,600 pediatricians...

07/17/2020

This is a calculator that assesses the risk by county/state that you will b exposed to COVID in a gathering of people. You can adjust the number of people.
https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/

07/14/2020

The administration has tweaked its data reporting guidelines, effectively freezing out the CDC.

07/02/2020

Absolutely zero of the hundreds of people who opposed public mask wearing who wrote in or publicly spoke at today’s BOCC meeting provided statistical scientific data to back their statements regarding mask-wearing. This graph speaks for itself.

06/25/2020

Surface contamination and fleeting encounters are less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods. The emerging scientific findings are helping businesses and governments devise reopening strategies that limit the coronavirus’s spread.

06/20/2020

Tests have high false negative rates

Salim Hayek, MD, FACC