Lyme disease increases risk of mental disorders, suicidality
Photo Cred: Erik Karits/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Researchers from Columbia University and the Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health found that patients hospitalized with Lyme disease had a 28 percent...
Read MoreResearchers urge integrative health framework in built environment post-COVID-19
Photo Cred: Marc Mueller/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury University of Arizona researchers Esther Sternberg, MD, and Altaf Engineer, MS, have come up with a roadmap to help companies rethink their office...
Read MoreWhole-person approaches to polycystic ovary syndrome
Photo Cred: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a poorly understood disorder with no tests to diagnose it definitively. Women commonly seek medical help...
Read MoreDiet rich in vitamin K benefits heart health, study finds
Photo Cred: Chokniti Khongchum/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury People who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk of atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular disease, conditions affecting...
Read MoreMayo Clinic study highlights remote patient monitoring program progress during COVID-19
Photo Cred: Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A new study by Mayo Clinic investigators highlights the development and implementation of the healthcare organization’s large-scale COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which...
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines are effective at reducing severe illness and hospitalization, study finds
Photo Cred: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury People who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), after one or two vaccine doses had significantly lower...
Read MoreReview of ketogenic diet finds several risks for some patients
Photo Cred: Ronit HaNegby/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A ketogenic diet places pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects, according to a new review published in...
Read MoreNew data compares infection rates before and during pandemic
Photo Cred: SJ Objio/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in hospitals...
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