UCLA end-of-life care program offers meaningful experience despite COVID-19 challenges
Photo Cred: UCLA Health By Katherine Shagoury A program offered by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health’s intensive care units providing meaningful and compassionate support for dying patients...
Read MoreGrant supports study of sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration
Photo Cred: Matt Miller/Washington University By Katherine Shagoury An international team of researchers led by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and...
Read MoreStudy finds cancer patients with poor antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines lack secondary immune response
Photo Cred: Mohammad Shahhosseini/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma often mount a poor antibody response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Mount Sinai researchers have discovered...
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A Well Fueled Brain is Essential for Happier, Less Anxious, and Mentally Healthier Patients
Never have we seen such surges in depression, anxiety, social phobias, and neurodegenerative disease in our modern times. Join me in discussing easy-to-implement clinical interventions that all functional medicine providers...
Read MoreHigher fruit and vegetable intake linked to better mental health in children
Photo Cred: Katerina Holmes/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Higher fruit and vegetable intake is associated with better mental health in secondary schoolchildren, while a nutritious breakfast and lunch is linked to...
Read MoreColumbia researchers expect worsened seasonal flu outbreaks for several years
Photo Cred: Engin Akyurt/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The United States could experience a severe influenza outbreak after public health measures like face masks and social distancing are lifted, according to...
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Integrative Healthcare Policy: A Year in Review (2021)
The healthcare industry in the United States—and the laws and policies that regulate the system—was challenged like never before with the advent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In the last...
Read MoreClinical indicators for detoxification
Photo Cred: Conscious Design/Unsplash By Kim Furtado, ND Some clinicians may struggle to determine if a patient may benefit from detoxification. As previously described, heart disease and diabetes have long...
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