The 5:2 diet: A good choice for gestational diabetes
Weight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers with a new baby. Now, new research from the University of South Australia suggests that the popular 5:2 or intermittent fasting diet […]
Examining the Underpinnings of COVID Anti-Vaccine Sentiment
In the U.S., the reservoir of vaccine resistance is large enough to prevent control of the coronavirus pandemic. Since COVID-19 vaccines were first authorized, over half of all U.S. COVID-19 cases — an estimated 23 million new infections — and more than 300,000 deaths have occurred. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that just from June […]
Fauci: Mask, Vaccine Mandates Needed in Schools
Mask mandates are needed in schools as part of a layered approach to prevent the spread of COVID-19, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, said during a New York Times event on Thursday. COVID vaccines could become available for some children under the age of 12 as early as this fall, he said, but until that […]
This 2-Minute Strategy Can Get Your Patients Vaccinated Against COVID
I am a gastroenterologist. I do colonoscopies to remove polyps to prevent colon cancer. I never thought I would be speaking to patients about vaccinations. That has changed with COVID-19. Everything has changed with COVID-19. There is so much misinformation and everyone has seen this term: vaccine hesitancy. The vaccine-hesitant are people who are not […]