Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham Hospital in Boston recently announced the results of the COSMOS (Cocoa Supplement and  Multivitamin Outcomes Study) trial.

Two of this year’s versions of the Covid-19 vaccines have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and should be available soon.  Both Pfizer and Moderna have prepared vaccines that will be effective against the KP.2 strain of coronavirus that appeared this spring, as well as the most prevalent variants that are circulating in the United States right now.

On March 1st the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated respiratory infection guidelines.  In a significant departure from existing guidelines that have been in place since the arrival of Covid, the CDC is now combining their recommendations for all respiratory infections into one protocol.

At every annual visit my patients and I discuss water and fluid intake.  The usual recommendation is that adults should consume at the very least 40 ounces of water per day, plus other liquids as desired.  I estimate that more than half of my patients DO NOT drink enough water, often drinking only 1-2 glasses daily.  

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. Scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be available within 5 years.