NCCIH releases new strategic plan for research on whole person health
Photo Cred: Oluremi Adebayo/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) released its new strategic plan, illustrating efforts to research “whole person health,” according to...
Read MoreResearchers identify ginger-derived compound that may help fight inflammatory diseases
Photo Cred: Юлія Вівчарик/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A group of researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Ikoma, Japan identified antioxidant properties of a ginger-derived compound that...
Read MoreEven mild COVID-19 impacts mental health, study finds
Photo Cred: Daria Nepriakhina/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A significant level of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress may follow the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) independent of any previous psychiatric diagnoses,...
Read MoreCDC says vaccinated people may go without masks in most situations
Photo Cred: Vera Davidova/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an announcement Thursday afternoon that fully vaccinated individuals may resume activities they...
Read MoreReview looks at known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Photo Cred: Drew Hays/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) could elevate the risk of breast cancer, though for many chemicals, evidence is inconsistent or still limited,...
Read MoreExercise helps support patients with lasting COVID-19 symptoms, study says
Photo Cred: Karolina Grabowska/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Patients with lasting novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms who completed a six-week, supervised rehabilitation program demonstrated significant improvements in exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, fatigue,...
Read MoreWHO classifies India COVID-19 variant as “global concern”
Photo Cred: Mat Napo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press conference on Monday that it is reclassifying the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) variant first identified...
Read MoreFDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine use in ages 12-15
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded emergency use authorization to the Pfizer and BioNTech novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to children ages 12...
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