COVID-19 vaccine less effective for some immunosuppressed patients, study finds
Photo Cred: Qimono/Pixabay By Katherine Shagoury The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines may be less effective for some immunosuppressed patients, according to new findings published in a research letter in JAMA....
Read MoreChanging gut microbiome via fecal transplant shifts immunotherapy response
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study demonstrates that changing the gut microbiome can transform patients with advanced melanoma who never responded to immunotherapy into patients who...
Read MoreJohnson & 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 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 MoreClostridioides difficile thrives in inflamed environment, research finds
Photo Cred: Elena Mozhvilo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The inflammation caused by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage: by both creating an inhospitable environment for competing bacteria and...
Read MoreWhat integrative practitioners need to know about pandemic insomnia
Photo Cred: Ben Blennerhassett/Unsplash By Catherine Darley, ND In the last six months, there have been a growing number of articles about “coronasomnia,” the insomnia seen during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreEarly convalescent plasma treatment reduced COVID-19 progression in older adults
Photo Cred: Gustavo Fring/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Early administration of high-titer convalescent plasma against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to mildly ill infected older adults reduced...
Read MoreOrganisms in gut microbiome may play key role in diabetes treatment, study finds
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for...
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