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Every 11 minutes someone dies from suicide in the US! The pandemic increased mental behavioral health challenges. New resources built on the 200 call centers now will allow just dialing 988 to reach the  'National Suicide Prevention Lifeline'. Replacing a 10-digit number. Listen to Doc's latest podcast on this new upcoming launch.

Doc Handal takes to the air with an insightful podcast conversation about repairing your torn skin. Sutures, stitches with needle and thread, staples, and adhesive glue are all possibilities but require considerations. These are a few ways to get  'split' skin back together, if too messy for mother nature. Today in this podcast you'll learn details about sutures, staples (you may be already had a few), and adhesive glue to repair skin trauma.   

As a physician, I must speak out. This podcast is titled Pandemic Fatigue but it could easily have been titled Pandemic - My Opinion! I have blogged often on the topic of the SARS CoV2 virus. This podcast shares my frustration and disappointment with a medical issue so botched in a country that is supposed to be a world health leader. While not an all-out - I did exercise modest control. I have mentioned several issues laypersons must realize. My blogs throughout the pandemic have reflected the objective medical knowledge at the time of posting  Have a listen below or in your favorite podcast choice.  

Doc Handal shares practical uses for a common medicine cabinet item. She includes recipes for its multiple uses from warts to whitening teeth. Do you know how to get rid of the skunk smell on your dog? Listen Up and learn!

A large number of studies. correcting for other factors. isolating sleep as a risk for heart disease Listen Up, as DocHandal shares.

So you woke up with a sore throat and a little runny nose. this evening you started coughing and feel feverish. In the past year, your mind would have immediately jumped to COVID-19.  But if you are already fully vaccinated, you might wonder: Should I still get tested for COVID-19? Listen to Doc Handal's latest podcast across your favorite platform. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google, Radio Public and iheart radio so you don't miss the next episode. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way.      

The prevailing educated guess is that the pandemic will go endemic! Endemic means that there are always people who are infected, who pass the infection to somebody else and then recover. Only 2 ways a pandemic can end either go on to be endemic or virus is eradicated. Over one year ago WHO declared a pandemic. Since that time a few effective vaccines were created and jabbed into the arms of over a billion folks. The vaccines prevent severe illness from the SARS-CoV-2 virus but do not keep one from contracting and spreading the virus. These vaccines also are not as effective against all variants presently known. The more the virus mutates, the more chances it has to outsmart our vaccines.

Latest information objectively presented in Doc's latest podcast. Listen Up, thru your favorite source. Discover what the nonmedical outlets say is only an incomplete picture. Find out what's between the lines, what is real, and most importantly what you need to do. Go to your favorite podcast platform, listen below, or to Doc Handal's website podcast page! You can listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google, and iHeart radio so you don't miss the next episode. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way.  

Studies indicate tea tree oil has amazing antiviral properties. Everyone has the SARsCoV-2 on their minds so I must let you in on this wonderful adjunct to my medical care. Have a listen to my latest podcast on this beneficial oil. In the podcast, I refer to this blog for those that wish to read more. Cats and dogs can't be exposed to tea tree oil.

So similar yet so different, flu vs. COVID-19, with you and your medical caregiver deciding earlier than later. This new podcast dives into medical information that you can easily hang on to. Listen Up and help yourself and others.  

 The pandemic has been for about 1 year and we are still learning about this deadly virus. Doc Handal shares the latest information on the duration of immunity and explains how our immune system operates. Listen Up!

There likely will be a time, before the vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 arrives, when you will get a test. This pandemic is far from over in this humble physician's opinion. Have a listen to this short podcast and be current on viral testing. FDA approved the saliva at-home test.