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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
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
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
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
Categories: COVID-19
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
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
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
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
For as long as I can remember, over a 40 year career in medicine, there have existed two warring paradigms about disease: One envisions a future in which science will ultimately vanquish all disorders with ever more precisely-targeted drug and…read more
Categories: COVID-19
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, I gave you the first half of my list of the worst health news stories of the year. This week, I’m back with part two! So without further ado, here are seven more health news headscratchers from the past…read more
Categories: COVID-19
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If…
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