Johnson & Johnson, Novavax release vaccine efficacy results
Photo Cred: Steven Cornfield/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine candidate was 66 percent effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19, and 72 percent...
Read MoreFauci suggests double masking to prevent COVID-19 spread
Photo Cred: Macau Photo Agency/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said wearing two masks “just makes common sense,” to...
Read MoreCDC issues guidance on new COVID-19 variants
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury As the global number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases surpasses 101,000 worldwide, multiple variants are circulating globally. While information about the characteristics of...
Read MoreModel offers new perspectives on saturated fat and heart disease
Photo Cred: Mary Winchester/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury It has been thought that saturated fats in the diet promote heart disease by increasing blood cholesterol. However, a new model explains why...
Read MoreGI tract may be vulnerable to COVID-19 infection for some patients
Photo Cred: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People with problems in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract may be vulnerable to infection after swallowing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to new...
Read MoreReview identifies connection between obesity, metabolic health, COVID-19
Photo Cred: Samuel Ramos/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A new research review published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology highlights the interconnection of obesity and impaired metabolic health with the severity...
Read MoreImprove patient compliance by throwing logic out the window
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc Patient non-compliance, now referred to as non-adherence in the medical literature, is a major source of angst among practitioners. Early in...
Read MoreNSAIDs may exacerbate COVID-19, study suggests
Photo Cred: Mari Monpari/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced both antibody and inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in mice, according...
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