Is COVID-19 Surfacing Again?

10/30/23 • 22 min

What is the latest with COVID-19? With reports of a bump in positive cases and hospitalizations, is it resurfacing? Who should get the newest COVID vaccine? And how do we know when we are up to date on our COVID vaccinations?
Dr. K responds to a short email with a lot of questions about what is going on with the latest strain of COVID-19, the release of the new vaccine and whether the flu, pneumonia, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and COVID will join forces to make for a rough winter.
Additional resources for this episode:
https://www.vaccines.gov/
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963
Bridge Access Program for free COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured and underinsured adults: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/07/13/cdc-launch-bridge-access-program-fall-2023-provide-free-covid-19-vaccines-treatments-uninsured-underinsured-adults.html
If you have a question for Dr. K, email [email protected]. Your question will remain anonymous.

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Will I Get Diabetes if it Runs in My Family?

Understanding diabetes and your risks for developing diabetes can be challenging and a little scary, especially when diabetes runs in your family. What's the difference between prediabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes? If people in my family have it, is it inevitable I will get it, too? How will I know if I have diabetes? Dr. K answers these questions and more in this episode of Q&A with Dr. K.
Additional resources for this episode:
Your primary care doctor!
https://diabetes.org/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/
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What Is Hospice and What Types of Care Are "Allowed?"

What is hospice care? Is it different from palliative care? And why is some care denied when a loved one is on hospice care?
Dr. K addresses these questions and more as we take a few minutes to better understand hospice, where hospice can be provided, who can provide it and more.
Additional resources for this episode:
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization: https://www.nhpco.org/
If you have a question for Dr. K, email [email protected]. Your question will remain anonymous.

Q&A with Dr. K - Is COVID-19 Surfacing Again?

Transcript

Beth Brown00:00:09.839

Welcome to Q&A with Dr. K, a podcast by Mountain Pacific Quality Health, where we sit down with Dr. Doug Kuntzweiler and get your health questions answered. Because on Q&A with Dr. K, the doctor is always in.

Beth Brown00:00:34.409

Hello, everyone, I'm Beth Brown your host, and we're here for another episode of Q&A with Dr. K with the brilliant Dr. Doug Kuntzweiler.

Dr. Doug Kuntzweiler