FDA approves drug treatment for weight loss, first in years
Photo Cred: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of the semaglutide injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or...
Read MoreStudy finds combined genetic risk, lower BMI, predict Alzheimer’s disease progression
Photo Cred: Anna Shvets/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Though obesity in midlife is linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests that a high body mass index (BMI)...
Read MoreLive coverage of the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference
Photo Cred: Sarah Dorweiler/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) Annual International Conference took place virtually June 3-5, 2021. Leaders in functional and integrative medicine gathered...
Read MoreResilience and recovery for COVID-19 long haulers
Photo Cred: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury As the healthcare industry continues to face the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic head-on, there is much discussion around post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as...
Read MoreBreaking News: Laurie Hofmann presented Linus Pauling Award
Photo Cred: Courtesy Photo/Institute for Functional Medicine By Katherine Shagoury The Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) announced the recipient of its Linus Pauling Award at the Annual International Conference online...
Read MoreInterdisciplinary approach to preventing and treating pain
Photo Cred: Katherine Hanlon/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Chronic pain is a major health problem and disease in its own right, said Mylene Huynh, MD, MPH, FAAFP, IFMCP, at the 2021...
Read MoreNutrients and social determinants of health in wound care management
Photo Cred: Markus Spiske/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Practitioners should consider an integrated strategy of wound healing, said James Carter, Jr., MD, FACC, RPVI, IFMCP, at the 2021 Institute for Functional...
Read MoreUncovering implicit bias and microaggressions in healthcare
Photo Cred: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Everyone has bias, but we can learn to do something about, said Shanta Zimmer, MD, at the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine...
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