Dr. Nate Favini | Source | Chief Medical Officer at Forward Health
Dr. Nate Favini
Nate Favini, MD, MS serves as Chief Medical Officer at Forward, the innovative primary care practice that empowers top-rated doctors with advanced technology, reaching more people with better primary care. He leads Forward's teams of health care providers, oversees clinical operations and supervises clinical product development for the organization. Prior to Forward, he was Director of Primary Care at CareMore Health System.
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Forward Health (http://goforward.com)
Chief Medical Officer
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An Expert Explains Why Your Throat Is Always Dry at Night and 2 Simple Ways to Fix It
A dry throat can be caused by sleeping with the heat on, sleeping with your mouth open, and dry air where you sleep, but it shouldn't cause concern.
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Losing Your Sense of Smell May Be an Early Symptom of COVID-19
Researchers say people with COVID-19 have reported losing their sense of smell, but that's not the only symptom people should look for.
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It’s worth noting that loss of smell is also a symptom we see in around 30 percent of the people who get the flu. It’s a common symptom for respiratory viruses and isn’t specific to COVID-19.
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In fact, a dry throat can be caused by the air quality of your home, the temperature of your home, and how you sleep. Waking up with a dry throat is actually quite common, especially for people who sleep with their mouths open at night. When you're breathing at night, you are breathing out water vapor and breathing in drier air from your surrounding environment, which is generally what causes you to wake up with a dry throat in the morning.
