THE INTERNET From at-home COVID-19 tests to a variety of tech-infused face masks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of this year s Consumer Electronics Conference.
CES, one of the biggest tech events of the year, would typically draw thousands to Las Vegas, but the pandemic forced operations online with its first 100% virtual conference hosted this week.
The pandemic not only changed the way the conference was run, but it also influenced exhibitors to create and showcase tech created to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here s a look at a few of the products designed with the pandemic in mind this year at CES 2021.
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Dr. Lowell I. Gerber, M.D. is Honored by the Top 100 Registry as a Top 100 Doctor in the Field of Holistic Cardiology Freeport, ME, January 13, 2021 (PR.com) Dr. Lowell I. Gerber, M.D. is a physician/holistic cardiologist affiliated with Bio-Individual Health Strategies, LLC, Maine (www.bihmd.com) and La Luz Wellness Center, Galeana, Mexico (www.clinicofthelight.com) Dr. Gerber earned his undergraduate degree and Master’s degree in Physiology of Exercise from the University of Illinois. He earned his medical degree at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. Then, Dr. Gerber was a Research Fellow in Experimental Pulmonary Pathology also at Loyola. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Cardiology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Gerber began his training and experience in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions in 1980. In 1986, he served as a visiting professor at the Universi
The struggle to understand – and combat – heart disease among South Asian Americans
South Asians are four times more likely to get heart disease than other ethnic groups in the US. We are only starting to understand why. Jan 13, 2021 · 06:30 pm Pramila Jayapal, an Indian-American in the US Congress, introduced the South Asian heart health awareness act. | Mandel Ngan/AFP
In August 2020, a 60-year-old Indian-American walked into a clinic in Chicago complaining of abnormally high cholesterol levels. The doctor urged him to cut red meat from his diet. “But I’m a vegetarian… I don’t eat any red meat,” the puzzled man replied.
Indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease patients and care
Deaths from ischemic heart disease and hypertensive diseases in the United States increased during the COVID-19 pandemic over the prior year, while globally, COVID-19 was associated with significant disruptions in cardiovascular disease testing. These findings are from two papers publishing in the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology that examined the indirect effects of the pandemic on cardiovascular disease patients and their care.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been substantial, but there are concerns about the indirect impact of the pandemic as well, particularly for heart disease patients. Many reports have suggested that large mortality increases during the pandemic cannot be explained by COVID-19 alone. During the height of stay-at-home orders in the U.S., hospitals reported a decline in the number of heart attack and stroke patients being diagnosed and treated at the hospit