Thanks to vaccines and other medical innovation, COVID-19 is now endemic.

On 1st and 3rd Mondays at 11am, clinical psychologist Frank Corigliano will continue to address your concerns about managing day-to-day during this trying time.

On 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5pm, retired oncologist Carol Portlock will discuss new and intriguing science in multiple areas, including some relevant to COVID.

Suggested Readings:

Leprosy appears endemic in central Florida
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/health/leprosy-florida.html

Red meat allergy attributed to tick bite
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/02/1166431106/ticks-ick-the-latest-science-on-the-red-meat-allergy-caused-by-some-tick-bites

Impact of climate change on the oceans
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/03/climate/ocean-temperatures-heat-earth.html
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1191216362/surfs-up-wave-heights-increase-on-californias-coasts-as-climate-warms

DNA study identifies living Americans with prior slave ancestry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/science/catoctin-african-americans-dna.html

Settlement for Henrietta Lacks’ family after decades of tissue culture research
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/science/henrietta-lacks-cells-lawsuit-settlement.html

And a discussion of the ethics involved

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/opinion/henrietta-lacks-cells-property.html

Frozen worm thawed back to life after 46,000 years…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/science/roundworm-nematodes-siberia-permafrost.html
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/30/1190950660/nematode-worm-permafrost-discovery-frozen

Diamonds erupt with volcanic activity https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/26/why-do-diamonds-erupt-earth-depths-scientists-have-answer

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