“… I am the Lord, who heals you” (Exo. 15:26). These days, when science and medicine have become the anchor of hope for many, divine healing is not expected in many circles. Once a doctor says there is nothing more they can do for a patient, all hope is lost. […]
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The Audacity of Exhaling
by Melody Lyons This video, created using a schlieren imaging system, shows airflow dynamics when wearing an N95 mask with an exhalation valve (left) and without an exhalation valve. The valve is designed to allow air to escape unfiltered. Masks with valves do not slow the spread of COVID […]
Read MoreWho Gets Vaccinated First?
by eCommunicator According to the CDC report, “The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020” dated December 11, 2020 and revised January 3, 2021 stated that both 1) health care personnel and 2) residents of long-term care facilities be […]
Read MoreDr. Fauci Skipping Christmas holiday with his family for the first time in more than 30 years
by eCommunicator Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned of a ‘dark time’ in mid-January after Christmas and Hanukkah Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said his holiday plans “dramatically changed” this year due to the Covid pandemic. He […]
Read MoreHaitians plunging deeper into starvation amid COVID-19
by Dr. David Vanderpoo Recently, global monitors issued dire warnings regarding food shortages in Haiti. They found that presently 42% of Haitians are facing a high level of food insecurity. These 4 million people urgently need food supplementation and will continue to suffer if they don’t receive it quickly. The […]
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Christians offer prayers as President Trump tests positive for COVID-19
by eCommunicator Prayers are being offered for a speedy recovery by Christians around the world as soon as it was discovered that President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump tests positive for COVID-19. Key Points (New York Times): Trump suspends campaign events and prepares to spend a ‘few days’ in […]
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The Premiere Eye Hospital and Optical Care Facility in North Western Nigeria Location Mission Road Airport Road Kano. Phone: +2347056203631 Website: ecwaeyehospital.com e-mail: ecwa_kano2011@yahoo.com ECWA Eye Hospital Kano was founded in January 20, 1943. It started as a 25 bed hospital with only one ophthalmologist. Over the years it has […]
Read MoreThe CDC website says there is growing evidence droplets and airborne particles can remain in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel over 6 feet
by eCommunicator The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” which are produced even when a person breathes. What you need to know The US is nearing the […]
Read MoreBasic Principles in Medical Ethics
by eCommunicator Western medicine was founded on our Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman heritage, where the sanctity of life and the dignity of the human person are paramount for decision-making in patient care. Patients place their trust in physicians and nurses to care for them in a compassionate and ethical manner, and […]
Read MoreFauci says a coronavirus vaccine is ‘unlikely’ by U.S. election
by Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC Reporter Key Points The CDC has asked states to ready facilities to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1. Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a health conference that it’s more likely a vaccine will be ready by “the end of the year.” Drug companies […]
Read MoreTrump administration tells US states to be ready to distribute coronavirus vaccine by November 1
by eCommunicator Letter from CDC head pushes for facilities to be fully operational two days before US election The Trump administration has urged US states to get ready to distribute a potential Covid-19 vaccine by November 1, in the latest sign of the accelerating race to deliver a vaccine by […]
Read MoreCovid Has Made All of Us Lepers
I rounded the corner at the grocery store not long ago and came across a woman who froze stock still. Her whole body became rigid, as if she had seen a fearful specter ready to drag her down to hell. She plastered herself along the opposite side of the aisle […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Can Stay With Us Forever
by Patricia Brunetto There will be a vaccine, there will be different cures, but it will not be completely eradicated – a model of HIV / AIDS or tuberculosis, the coronavirus epidemic makes this possibility easy to imagine, says a professor of medical history at Yale University in the United […]
Read MoreUS passes 5m Covid-19 cases amid anger over economic relief impasse
by eCommunicator While many Republicans have said the weekly unemployment benefits during Covid-19 encourage people not to work, Gene Marks says some US small business owners actually support the $600 weekly benefit. About 30 million unemployed Americans are now on tenterhooks waiting to see if the $600-a-week federal unemployment benefit […]
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