by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 9, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor in film, theater and television, who was most famous for his 1965 performance as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Over his incredibly active career, he won an Academy Award, two prime-time Emmy Awards, two Tony...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 6, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The soon to be approved vaccine for COVID-19 from Johnson & Johnson requires just one injection, instead of the two required for the previously-approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The J&J vaccine can be stored with ordinary refrigeration and does not...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 1, 2021 | Deaths of Famous People
Most runners today still think that Emil Zatopek was the greatest runner who ever lived. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, he won three gold medals in the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 meters and marathon, all in Olympic and world record times, a feat that will probably...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 31, 2021 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Many people are worried that they may not receive their second dose of the vaccine on schedule because of delayed deliveries of the vaccine, or because of suggestions that the scheduled second doses of the vaccines should be given as a first dose to others so that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 29, 2021 | Nutrition
A review of 17 different studies involving more than 560,000 people who suffered 37,000 heart attacks and strokes, followed for 10 years, found that compared to those who ate the lowest amount of fried food per week, those who ate the most suffered: • a 28 percent...
