Population management, online program helps patients lose weight, study finds
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital paired an online weight loss program with a phone- and email-based population health management program, and determined that patients in...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic researchers find melatonin potential COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new Cleveland Clinic-led study suggests that melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and is commonly used as an over-the-counter sleep...
Read MorePfizer, BioNTech announce vaccine candidate success in early analysis
Photo Cred: RF._.studio/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced this morning that its vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing the...
Read MorePresident-elect Biden announces COVID-19 task force
Photo Cred: Aaron Schwartz/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The Biden-Harris Transition team announced earlier today the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, a team of leading public health experts who...
Read MoreEnzyme targeted by coronavirus also influences gut inflammation, study finds
Photo Cred: Ella Olsson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury An enzyme that helps the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infect the body also plays a role in inflammation and patient outcomes in inflammatory bowel...
Read MoreNutrition interventions for childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Photo Cred: August de Richelieu/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As a dietitian in a psychiatric facility, I see people of all ages and from all walks of life....
Read MoreVitamin D levels during pregnancy associated with child brain development
Photo Cred: Kei Scampa/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Mothers’ vitamin D levels during pregnancy may be associated with their children’s IQ, according to a new study published in The Journal of...
Read MoreUnderlying mechanisms of inflammation may help anticipate clinical trajectories of COVID-19
Photo Cred: Ousa Chea/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Rapid changes in a biomarker of inflammation may be a key predictor of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outcomes, according to a new study published...
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