Here are six things you should avoid doing before you vaccine, according to Baltimore-based Internal Medicine Physician Vivek Cherian, MD.

Here are six things you should avoid doing before you vaccine, according to Baltimore-based Internal Medicine Physician Vivek Cherian, MD.

The last year was an eye-opener when it comes to physical and mental health habits and what we’re putting in our bodies to fight off infection and create balance. Here are the 5 biggest health lessons from the pandemic.

“The most common side effects to COVID vaccines include pain at the injection site, fevers, chills, nausea, headaches, tiredness, and painful or swollen lymph nodes in the arm where the vaccine was injected,” says Dr. Vivek Cherian, M.D., a Baltimore-based internal medicine physician.

“Because the body has already started to develop antibodies (it has already been primed) after your first dose, your body responds more robustly after your second dose and you are more likely to be fatigued or have more pronounced side effects in general,” says Dr. Vivek Cherian, M.D., a Baltimore-based internal medicine physician.

"COVID toe could be caused by inflammation from injured blood vessels as a result from the body's immune response, or as a direct result of being infected by the virus," Dr. Vivek Cherian M.D., an internal medicine physician

Since last spring, we’ve all become face-mask connoisseurs, with opinions on adjustable nose bridges, elastic ear loops versus string ties, and insertable filters.

You wear a face mask when you enter a restaurant, knowing you’ll encounter people in close proximity. You take it off to eat and then put it back on when you exit the restaurant.

Traveling with small children is immensely stressful because at any point you know that you could be the parent who is being silently (or loudly) judged by fellow travelers because their infant or toddler is having a meltdown. COVID-19 has only exacerbated the anxiety of traveling parents. Over the past few months, multiple moms have made the news after they were kicked off of flights because their toddlers refused to wear masks before takeoff. Read on how to help your tot navigate the new normal.

Vivek Cherian, MD, a Baltimore-based Internal Medicine Physician and member of the American College of Physicians, explains that per CDC guidelines, "The president will have to remain in isolation for a period of 2 weeks."

COVID-19 has changed the way we do pretty much everything, including eating out. Now that many restaurants have reopened dine-in options, with socially distanced tables inside or outdoors, a new problem presents itself: How do you wear a mask while eating?

The multiplicity of questions surrounding the deployment of an effective coronavirus vaccine include its aggressive development timeline, who’ll get access first, how to encourage people to take it, and whether it’ll work at all.

As COVID-19 continues to spread around the United States and the rest of the world, it’s important to take the necessary precautions to stay healthy and protect those around you.

If you have a sinus infection, aka sinusitis, you very well may wake up with a puffy face. Symptoms include "pain, typically accompanied by swelling and pressure around your eyes, cheeks, or even forehead," Dr. Vivek Cherian, MD, an internal medicine physician

Dr. Vivek Cherian, an Internal Medicine Physician currently practicing in Baltimore, Maryland joins us on eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel.