Integrative Practitioner’s top articles of 2021
By Avery St. Onge As we start a new year, the Integrative Practitioner team is reflecting on our most popular articles of 2021. In doing so, we gain insight into...
Read MoreAMA offers strategic behavioral health guides for patient care
Photo Cred: Kaboompics/Pexels By Liz Gold As mental health needs continue to ramp up due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the American Medical Association (AMA) recently released four new...
Read MoreStudy indicates bacteria-fighting viruses have potential to reduce antibiotic resistance
Photo Cred: Pietro Jeng/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A new study published in the journal Cell Host Microbe furthered research on the effectiveness of phage therapy and what antibiotics can...
Read MoreHigh blood pressure treatment deemed safe during pregnancy, AHA says
Photo Cred: Freestocks/Unsplash By Liz Gold, Liz Gold New clarity around blood pressure treatment during pregnancy has been provided by the American Heart Association (AHA) after years of uncertainty: high...
Read MoreStress on its own could lead to excessive drinking in women, not men, study says
Photo Cred: Louis Hansel/Unsplash By Avery St. Onge A new study, published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, suggested that women, who are at increased risk for alcoholic related health problems,...
Read MoreChronic cannabis use linked to disruptions in healthy oral microbiome that may alter brain health
Photo Cred: Pixabay By Avery St. Onge Increased levels of the bacteria Actinomyces meyeri in the saliva of long-term cannabis users that, when given to mice, was shown to change...
Read MoreNew depression screeners measure symptoms, follow progress of treatment
Photo Cred: Alex Green/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine shows that the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems (PROMIS) scale for depression...
Read MoreResearch finds long-COVID can impact physical and cognitive function for at least one year
Photo Cred: Matteo Jorjoson/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS), also known as “long COVID” may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial novel coronavirus...
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