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CSOFT’s health blog aims to provide insight into complex diseases, treatment options and regulatory developments, and other prevalent health issues people face today.
Covid, Ebola, and Typhoid, Oh My!: A Tale of Global Pandemics
This article is part 1 of a mini-series focusing on the progression of global pandemics. This instalment explores the history of past pandemics and how they relate to the current COVID-19 situation. While it may seem that our current Covid self-quarantine has brought...
The Effects of Cabin Fever
Staying at home for extended periods of time, also known as "cabin fever", can feel like entrapment. Especially true for those accustomed to a hyper-connected lifestyle, quarantining can be detrimental to one’s well-being. Not being able to attend a dance class in...
FDA Authorizes First At-Home Covid Testing Kits
Yesterday (4/21) the FDA announced EUA for at-home Covid testing kits from LabCorp. These nasal swab tests were previously authorized in mid-March by the FDA, however only for medical professionals to use. Stephen Hahn, FDA Commissioner, released in a statement that...
MemorialCare Long Beach Center Joins Global Fight Against Covid
As part of an ongoing global study, MemorialCare Long Beach Center has administered the antiviral drug Remdesivir to three patients as a possible treatment for Covid. This news comes closely after Gilead, a biotech company based out of the California Bay Area,...
FDA Allows Outsourcing for Drugs in Short Supply Due to Covid
The FDA announced on Thursday (4/16) it was temporarily allowing compounding for necessary hospital drugs due to the mass shortage from Covid. The majority of the 13 commonly used drugs listed in the policy are anesthetic or analgesic drugs, which helps support...
“Must Wear Masks”: Covid and the Spanish Flu
Before Covid, wearing a mask in a supermarket in the United States or in Britain might have earned uneasy glances from fellow shoppers. Are you sick, or is there something you’re trying to hide? Now, that is all changing. With the America’s CDC now recommending...
AAMI Drafts Emergency Respirator and Ventilator Medical Devices Guidance in Response to Shortage Due to COVID-19
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) released four guidelines yesterday (4/14) from their COVID-19 response team about medical device such as respirators and ventilators to help combat the viral outbreak. The team is made up of...
How Can We Deal With Stress?
This article is part 3 of a mini-series focusing on how the body can combat stressors. This final instalment dives into several techniques for reducing stress and how they can positively impact the body. In this mini-series we have gone over what stress does to the...
Face Masks, Social Distancing, and Sheltering in Place: The New Landscape of Global Health in the Fight Against Covid
As Covid continues to spread across the globe, affecting Italy, Spain, and the United States most severely, governmental agencies continue to fight the spread of misinformation surrounding the virus by issuing health safety recommendations. The importance of social...
The Mysterious Relationship Between Mental Health and Stress
This article is part 2 of a mini-series focusing on how the body reacts to stressors. This installment explores the importance of mental health awareness and how stress can deteriorate our mental health. Mental health awareness has become an incredibly important topic...
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