To Your Health: Healthy Living Tips from your friends at Ochsner

 

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Healthy living tips from your friends at Ochsner MUST-READS EDITION How are those on the front lines coping in our ICUs? It's one thing to see charts and graphs showing the numbers of people hospitalized with COVID-19. It's another thing to go inside a COVID unit where our front-line healthcare workers are trying to save patients' lives. Follow along with a group of registered nurses and hear their words, look in their eyes and feel their emotions. Many of you have questions about COVID-19 treatments. While some drugs, such as ivermectin, are not approved for treating COVID, other treatments, such as monoclonal antibody therapy, can be used with success in the early phases of COVID-19 infection. What are monoclonal antibodies? These laboratory-made proteins mimic the immune system's ability to fight off viruses. While this treatment has shown success, it's not a substitute for getting vaccinated. Learn why you would still need a vaccination even after being treated with monoclonal antibodies. 'I can't smell anything. Do I have COVID-19?' One of our most widely read blogs of 2020 regards anosmia, or loss of the sense of smell due to COVID-19. We've updated this blog with the latest research. FEATURED VIDEO Wonder what it's like behind the scenes of a COVID-19 unit? Go on a tour of one of Ochsner's COVID-19 units with the women and men who work there. Mia Yepez, RN, said many of them are working 13 to 15 hours per day. "Help us help the community,'' she said. "Get the vaccine.'' Having weird dreams lately? You're not alone This blog from 2020, written after the COVID-19 pandemic began, rings true today as we battle the Delta variant of the virus and deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. How to deal with college anxiety on top of COVID-19 worries Suzana Flores, PsyD, suggests that practicing positive self-talk is one strategy to lessen anxiety during these challenging times. Read more of her tips. Want more mental health tips? Our new, free, "Mental Health Monthly'' newsletter will offer advice and information from our behavioral health experts. Subscribe here. The Pfizer vaccine is now fully approved for ages 16 and up We're standing by to give you your vaccine at a host of community events LEARN MORE About this email: This email is provided as a service by Ochsner Health. To remove yourself from future mailings, please click here to Unsubscribe. Ochsner Health  |  1514 Jefferson Highway  |  New Orleans, LA 70121 ©2021 Ochsner Health  |  Privacy Policy All rights reserved.