Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds
A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols — nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables — drives age-related memory loss. The study found that flavanol intake among older adults tracks with scores on tests designed to detect memory […]
5 Foods That Can Have A Negative Impact On Your Mental Health
Xinzheng via Getty Images Research suggests that consuming more than 250 milligrams of caffeine per day could have a negative impact on anxiety. We rarely think about food in relation to our mental health. We worry about it leading to health issues, such as cardiovascular or gastrointestinal problems, but did you know that different foods […]
Missing Doc’s Abandoned Car Found; Weak Legs and Heart Failure; HIV on the Decline
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Police have discovered the abandoned car of John Forsyth, MD, a Missouri family medicine physician who was reported missing after failing to show up to work earlier this week. (Newsweek) The FDA approved intravenous sulbactam-durlobactam (Xacduro) for adults with hospital-acquired or ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by certain isolates of […]
A student’s poor eating habits can lead to a lifetime of illness
A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person’s poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression. Dr. Joan Bottorff, a Professor with UBCO’s School of Nursing, is one of several international researchers who published a multi-site study looking at the eating habits of […]
Leading Through Crisis at the WHO
“The Doctor’s Art” is a weekly podcast that explores what makes medicine meaningful, featuring profiles and stories from clinicians, patients, educators, leaders, and others working in healthcare. Listen and subscribe/follow on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Stitcher, and Podchaser. When COVID-19 rapidly emerged, the World Health Organization (WHO) was thrust into an unprecedented challenge. The global […]
Nick Jonas Describes The Public Mishap That Led Him To Seek Therapy
Nick Jonas said this week that a botched guitar solo at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards led him to see a therapist. The youngest member of the pop sibling trio the Jonas Brothers discussed stage anxiety on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast Monday, recalling what he called the “tragic guitar solo […]
Researchers pinpoint brain cells that drive appetite in obesity
A team at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has discovered a group of brain cells that boosts appetite when there is a prolonged surplus of energy in the body, such as excess fat accumulation in obesity. The researchers discovered that these cells not only produced the appetite-stimulating molecule NPY, but they in fact made […]
Nina Westbrook Has The Perfect Affirmation For Black Women
“I Run This” is a weekly interview series that highlights Black women and femmes who do dope shit in entertainment and culture while creating visibility, access and empowerment for those who look like them. Nina Westbroook is on a mission. Some may know her as Russell Westbrook’s wife and college sweetheart, but Westbrook has been […]
Tainted ‘Male Enhancement’ Pills; Green Card Freeze Hits Nursing; Monkeypox Rebounds
Note that some links may require subscriptions. The FDA issued multiple new warnings over tainted sexual enhancement products that contain “potentially harmful hidden ingredients,” some of which are found in prescription drugs. Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare filed for bankruptcy, but a group of emergency room doctors plans to keep suing the controversial staffing firm anyway. […]
Elevated levels of toxic metals in some mixed-fruit juices and soft drinks
A new study has found that some commonly consumed beverages contained levels of toxic metals that exceed federal drinking water standards. Five of the 60 beverages tested contained levels of a toxic metal above federal drinking water standards, according to the study from Tulane University. Two mixed juices had levels of arsenic above the 10 […]