The University of Kansas Health System is treating a total of 13 COVID patients today, down from 16 yesterday. Other significant numbers:
- 4 with the active virus today, down from 6 yesterday
- 1 in ICU, same as yesterday
- 0 on ventilator, same as yesterday
- 9 hospitalized but out of acute infection phase, 10 yesterday
Key points from today’s guests:
Dr. Ryan Taylor, medical director of liver transplantation, The University of Kansas Health System
- Alcohol concentration can actually dehydrate you
- Beer can cause weight gain and fat buildup, which counteracts the effects of working out
- With COVID, drinking alcohol increased for many people due to stress and changes in routines
- The introduction of telehealth during COVID helped people get more access to liver health care
- We need better data and more long-term studies to determine any benefits of alcohol
- Supplements can work for liver health, but need to be FDA approved and with the guidance of a medical professional
- Your liver is one of the most resilient organs in the body, but you need to take care of it through proper nutrition and moderation of alcohol
- Food can help slow absorption of alcohol
Roger Allen, strength and athletic development supervisor, Sports Medicine and Performance Center in Overland Park
- Having a beer after a workout or competition is common
- Drinking a beer can be a fast way to get carbohydrates in your body after a marathon, but not a good idea after every workout
- A sports drink with little sugar content is a better option, or just plain water
- Best thing to help with body building is proteins, so protein shakes are better choices than alcohol
- However, grabbing a beer in a social situation can help rally people together to work out together and then enjoying alcohol afterward – as long it is in moderation
- Whatever you can do to work out consistently over time is the best way to see changes in your body. It doesn’t have to be all at once. Something is better than nothing
- Working out in the morning helps burn more calories than working out at night
- Frozen grapes make a great, healthy snack
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director of Infection Prevention and Control, The University of Kansas Health System
- Still on track for COVID vaccines for younger children based on the latest FDA news
- The latest variants can lead to re-infection, but vaccines can help prevent serious cases, even with these variants
- With upcoming graduation events, you can wear masks to be safer and being vaccinated and boosted can help you stay safer as well. Outdoor activities are preferred.
Friday, May 6 at 8:00 a.m. is the next Morning Medical Update. Nurses are the backbone of our health system and National Nurses Week is set to kick off. We’re going to start it off by telling great stories about hard-working nurses and how they banded together during COVID.
ATTENTION: media procedure for joining:
Zoom link: https://kumc-ois.zoom.us/j/7828978628
Telephone Zoom link: 1-312-626-6799, meeting ID: 782 897 8628
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Send advance questions to medicalnewsnetwork@kumc.edu.
