Campus food pantries may reduce students’ food insecurity, depression
Photo Cred: Alexis Brown/Unsplash By Liz Gold New research has examined how students’ use of a campus food pantry can positively affect their physical health, mental health, and improve their...
Read MoreCertain brain waves may be related to social behavior, study suggests
Photo Cred: Kindel Media/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study conducted on mice showed that a lack of electrical wave patterns in the brain were associated with signs of...
Read MoreLack or excess of amino acid methionine can impact liver cells, new research reveals
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new study has found that a diet supplemented with or deficient in methionine impacts the expression of genes associated with level...
Read MoreStudy explores link between COVID-19 and new-onset diabetes
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge A recent study revealed that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) activates a specific gene that disrupts insulin signals, leading to problems with blood...
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#138 – Incorporating body positivity into clinical settings
Joanne Frederick, NCC, LPC-DC, VA, LCPC-MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss the sensitivities surrounding the topic of weight and the importance of incorporating body positivity...
Read MoreExploring nonhormonal and integrative options for birth control
Photo Cred: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling which guaranteed...
Read MoreAmerican College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) launches new health equity initiative based on empathy
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new healthcare initiative has launched in Bexar County, Texas in an effort to improve patient care. “The First 5 Minutes” focuses...
Read MoreSupreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
By Avery St. Onge The United States Supreme Court ended constitutional protections of abortion with a decision to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling Roe v Wade, which granted a constitutional...
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