Because of the unknowns of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, we all feel very tense and edgy. We are ready to fall into despair or explode in rage. When we feel this way, emotions take over our mind and our body. Instead of rational thinking, we act with our primitive spinal reflexes. The only way to get out of this terrible situation is to use our willpower to calm our body and our mind with a Buddhist’s approach.
Accumulating evidence points that COVID-19 survivors are not home free. They have many chronic and disabling physical and mental health problems.
Beliefs do not depend on objective criteria or facts like knowledge does. Actually beliefs defy logic, rational thinking and scientific data, because beliefs did not form on the basis of them. But beliefs are necessary. Our belief provides our identity and gives us a sense of belonging to the group of friends and the community we live in.
We don’t know much about this novel coronavirus named COVID – 19. We have no effective treatment, drugs or vaccine for it. Therefore, nobody really knows how this pandemic is going to end.
Evidence is mounting that face masks are far more effective at preventing transmission than previously realized. Its use must be made obligatory. Every crowd may have some silent carriers.
In the case of Coronavirus’s actions, unfortunately we have not been able to create stronger forces of reaction. Therefore the actions of Coronavirus will continue unabated, until we discover an effective vaccine and/or proper antiviral medications.
Viruses are the most devious pathogens to invade the immune responses’ of their host. Once inside the cell, Coronavirus uses the genetic materials of the host cell to produce a special protein to keep host’s immune defenses at bay. How does our immune system work?
The President of the United States is more concerned about upcoming elections than the devastating COVID-19 pandemic on human life. He is using the pulpit of daily press briefings to campaign for his reelection and acts like daily press briefing are his reality TV show.
Why are new drugs so rare and so expensive? 9 out of 10 experimental drugs fail the clinical trial stage. Studies have shown that it takes 10 to 12 years to bring a new drug from laboratory to the market, and it costs about $2 billion dollars.
How is fever related to your overall health? One out of four infected Coronavirus cases remains contagious without any fever symptoms. Checking for a fever isn’t enough.Read on for more temperature measurements and its relationships to health from a historical perspective.
Why were we not ready for the devastating Coronavirus pandemic? What can be done?
We as doctors sometimes pay more attention to the physical aspects of health than the mental aspect of health.
Physical exercise improves the function and the performance of every organ in our body. Recent scientific studies have also shown that our brain benefits a great deal by generating new nerve cells from the demand of physical exercise.
The only alternative we have to unavoidable aging is to learn how age successfully and remain healthy. We all age differently. Why?
Doctors are not born with medical intuitions. The only way to acquire them is hard work, medical practice and experience, practical associated knowledge and mentoring. It takes a long time and much experience until medical knowledge enters our subconscious mind and become medical intuitions.
I knew honor killing was a real problem in Turkey, especially in rural communities. What is a doctor’s role to help prevent honor killings?
