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  • October is Health Literacy Month

    October is Health Literacy Month!

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (did you even know your taxpayer dollars were funding such an entity?) has designated October “Health Literacy Month”: “ . . . a time to recognize the importance of making health…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Illustration of woman with lower back pain from sitting all day at her desk

    News Roundup: Dead Butt Syndrome, rethinking fluoridation, healthcare CEO windfalls, toll of Covid lockdowns

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Dead Butt Syndrome: I love this term! Formally speaking, in medical parlance, it’s dubbed “gluteal amnesia”. Whut?! You forgot your derrière?? A 2010 article in the New York Times highlights this ubiquitous ailment: “Sitting All Day Can Cause Dead Butt…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Two injectors / dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. A yellow measuring tape around the injectors.

    March tidings—the latest in health news

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    New, more powerful weight loss drugs: Drugs like Wegovy, Rybelsus, Ozempic and Mounjaro/Zepbound are revolutionizing obesity and diabetes treatment and garnering enormous profits for their manufacturers. Early drugs worked on GLP-1 alone; subsequent meds paired GLP-1 with another gastric peptide,…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Illustration of a man with scribbles of confusion coming from the top of his head, and a speech bubble to either side, one with a question mark, one with a syringe.

    Vaccine skepticism has health authorities spooked

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    As of now, only 19% of the U.S. adult population has received the updated bivalent Covid vaccine, per the latest CDC statistics. Parents are even more reluctant to opt for the booster for their kids, with only 8% of children having…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • A smartphone playing the Intelligent Medicine podcast sits atop a wooden surface, along with wired earbuds, a cup of coffee, a leather-covered journal and a green apple.

    The Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcast episodes of 2023

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    ‘Tis the season! As the pace of work and school slows, and the freneticism of shopping and parties abates, people are hopping into cars, buses, planes and trains to reach holiday destinations. Or else, they collapse and simply enjoy cocooning…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Close-up of a hand holding a positive antigen test for COVID-19.

    Is it time to talk about COVID again?

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    “My COVID vaccine appointment was canceled by CVS because there is a nationwide shortage now. Really??” So wrote one of my relatives on Facebook this week. Admittedly, I predicted nearly two years ago “Maybe it’s time to talk less about COVID”. “This…read more

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  • Kombucha tea with lemon and sweetened root filling in glass jug on kitchen background.

    August auguries 2023

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Fragrant memories: One of the most remarkable stories of the summer comes to us from researchers at the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at UC Irvine. The role of smells in kindling recollections has long been a literary theme, most prominently in the…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Doctor holding mRNA vaccine.

    The new dawn of mRNA technology

    By Rob Verkerk, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.I.C., Ph.D., F.A.C.N.

    As I continue my travels, I am lending this space once again to my friends at the Alliance for Natural Health for an important message about the future of vaccine technology. I’ve been a board member at ANH for the last 20…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

  • Lions mane mushroom growing near the base of a tree in a forest with leaves covering the ground

    February Features: The latest in health news

    By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

    Depressing facts about air pollution: We already know about the deleterious effects of airborne pollutants on heart health; people who live near high-density traffic or near factory emissions are at higher risk of cardiovascular events. It’s also been revealed that air pollution…read more

    Categories: COVID-19

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