Trump administration to replace HHS Inspector General
Photo Cred: Jens Junge/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury President Donald Trump announced on Friday evening he intends to replace Christi Grimm, Principal Deputy Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health...
Read MoreInternational practitioners share their COVID-19 perspectives
Photo Cred: Immortal Shots/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP As countries take different approaches to addressing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, practitioners around the world have had different experiences treating their patients,...
Read MoreStates temporarily approve cannabis telemedicine
Photo Cred: Rick Proctor/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury More than two dozen states have temporarily permitted prescribing medical cannabis via telemedicine. As virtual visits gain financial support from the federal government...
Read MoreFDA authorizes first COVID-19 treatment
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency authorization on Friday evening for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of...
Read MoreAyurveda and yoga may strengthen immunity, study says
Photo Cred: Form/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Though there is currently no treatment, preventative measure, or cure for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), researchers in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine...
Read MoreCoping with social isolation for practitioners and patients
Photo Cred: Peter Secan/Unsplash By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected many people differently. Most of my practitioner colleagues have transitioned their practices to online, but...
Read MoreVitamin D insufficiency may be prevalent n severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Ready Made/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Vitamin D insufficiency may play a role in the progression of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new observational study available on...
Read MoreWhite House introduces COVID-19 testing blueprint
Photo Cred: René DeAnda/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The White House released what they are calling a blueprint for increasing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing on Monday in a press briefing with...
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