by Sue Robbins | Apr 6, 2020 | Wellness
Taking an extra 4,000 steps a day might reduce our risk of dying prematurely, even if those steps are not swift, according to a large-scale new study of moving and mortality. At a time when so many of us are confined to home and worried about whether we are being...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 19, 2020 | Migraine
In order to avoid overwhelming the U.S. health care system by spreading the coronavirus to vulnerable groups, public officials around the country have asked people to practice social distancing — avoiding large crowds and close contact with others. President Donald...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 18, 2020 | Wellness
More and more companies are having employees work from home to help slow the spread of coronavirus. If you find yourself among those trying to figure out how to work from home, I can help. I’ve been a freelance writer for 15 years, setting up first in the small corner...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 17, 2020 | Wellness
People of all ages are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, and teenagers, as a group, tend to experience emotions especially intensely. If you are raising, teaching or otherwise caring for an adolescent who is feeling very nervous about it, here are five...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 16, 2020 | Miscellaneous
What you may not know about coronavirus — the disease that has reached pandemic proportions — is that one of the times you are most vulnerable to contracting it is while you’re sleeping. Here is how this can happen, and what you can do about it....