Study links COVID-19 pandemic to reduced access to gender-affirming care
Photo Cred: Brett Sayles/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury A survey offered to transgender and nonbinary people across six continents and in thirteen languages shows that during the first months of the...
Read MoreNew research looks at how immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants
Photo Cred: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood By Katherine Shagoury In a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers from the University of Sydney looked at how the immune...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine specific approach to liver health and disease
Photo Cred: Cottonbro/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM While most practitioners recognize the liver’s role in helping to remove toxins from the body, it’s often forgotten that the liver performs...
Read MoreInvestigating chronic Lyme disease and coinfections
Photo Cred: Erik Karits/Pexels By Carolina Brooks, BA, IFMCP Very few patients come into clinic thinking they might have Lyme disease, let alone coinfections. They don’t remember ever being bitten...
Read MoreRacial healing, equity, and transformation in medicine
Photo Cred: Anna Nekrashevich/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury We are experiencing converging pandemics with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, economic vulnerability, and racial injustice, said Gail Christopher, DN, at the 2021...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Medicine treatments for temporomandibular joint pain
Photo Cred: PCH.Vector/Freepik By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the point of connection between the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone and the condyle of the...
Read MoreTargeting sleep disorders to improve patient heart health
Photo Cred: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Americans, with 2020 statistics accounting for 690,000 deaths in twelve months. As integrative practitioners,...
Read MoreLifestyle tips for boosting the immune system naturally
Photo Cred: Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels By Melissa Carr, BSc, DrTCM For healthcare workers, catching a regular cold used to be a relatively small inconvenience, it is now much more disruptive....
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