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Surge Protection

Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels Published in the Humboldt Independent on October 27th, 2020  Nine months into the pandemic, with winter approaching, we anticipate the expected surge in COVID-19 cases much better prepared than we were for the initial outbreak. Case numbers…

Twice Bitten?

Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels Published in the Humboldt Independent on October 20, 2020  What Confirmed Reinfection Means for the Future of COVID-19 Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve been hearing rumors that COVID-19 can infect patients more than once, and…

N-Z Pandemic Vocabulary

Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on October 13, 2020 Here is the rest of your pandemic lexicon, terms, and phrases we have become familiar with these past 7 months. N-Z N is for Novel,…

A-M Pandemic Vocabulary

Photo by Pixabay from Pexels Published in the Humboldt Independent on October 6, 2020  The pandemic has been good for our vocabularies. Many terms not known before and a few newly invented ones have become household sayings in the time of Covid-19. Test…

A Breathtaking View: Respiratory Health in Wildfire Season

Published in the Humboldt Independent on September 29, 2020 It’s been a rough year for breathing. We already ask quite a bit of our respiratory system, which is stuck between car exhaust, industrial and environmental pollution, seasonal bouts of pollen,…

Being in the Zone

Photo by Sage Friedman on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on September 15, 2020 Studies have shown a wide variety of positive effects on the brain resulting from a consistent meditation practice. Decreases in activity in parts of the…

Heeding the Call for a New Hospital in Southern Humboldt

Published in the Humboldt Independent on September 8, 2020  On January 1, 2030, new statewide earthquake safety standards will take effect that Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville will be unable to meet. If SoHum Health does not construct a…

Back to School

Photo by Julia M Cameron from Pexels Published in the Humboldt Independent on September 1, 2020 While things might get heated over the specifics, everyone generally can agree that they want the best for their kids. The problem being that these days, no…

Brave New World

Photo by sukhdev singh on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on August 25, 2020 COVID news getting old? Well, let’s take a little break from our unwelcome guest Rona as we embark on Heat’n’smoketember and turn our attention to…

Teenage Mutant Coronavirus

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Published in the Humboldt Independent on August 18, 2020 Ever since the inaugural Coronavirus season kicked off this year, there’s been all kinds of whispers about what might happen if the virus mutates.…