Severe COVID-19 cases may be explained by genetic defects
Photo Cred: ThisisEngineering RAEng/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A proportion of the most severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases can be explained by genetic defects in the patients’ immune system, according to...
Read MoreFew in population developed COVID-19 antibodies in first wave, research suggests
Photo Cred: Nout Gons/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A cross-sectional, nationwide analysis of more than 28,000 patients on dialysis in the United States found that fewer than 10 percent of U.S....
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine treatment approaches for foot pain
Photo Cred: Dương Nhân/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM This time of year, I see many patients struggling with foot pain. After months of sandals, increased activity and time outside,...
Read MoreObesity linked with reduced brain plasticity in new study
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, which could have significant implications...
Read MoreRoutine blood test predicts increased mortality risk in COVID-19 patients
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A standard test that assesses blood cells can identify which patients who are admitted to the hospital with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) face...
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Clinical Considerations of Chronic Candidiasis
Various candida organisms can be a normal inhabitant of the digestive system and part of our microbiome in low levels. However, candida has the potential to overpopulate the bowel leading...
Read MoreResearchers publish COVID-19 “prediction model”
Photo Cred: Burst/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Using demographic and clinical data gathered from seven weeks of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient care across five hospitals, Johns Hopkins researchers published a prediction...
Read MoreAn epidemic within the novel coronavirus pandemic
Photo Cred: i yunmai/Unsplash By Robert Silverman, DC, DACBN, DCBCN, MS, CCN, CNS, CSCS, CIISN, CKTP, CES, HKC, FAKTR As the world struggles with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a...
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