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    Five questions for COVID experts: How concerned should we be?

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: August 31, 2023

    “A challenge with COVID-19, all along, has been disparities in access to care, and this will be worse without public support for prevention and...

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    It may be time to pay attention to COVID again

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    Kara Grant
    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: August 11, 2023

    While the numbers are still low, compared with 2022’s summer surge, experts still urge people to stay aware of changes in the virus. “I do not...

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    Experts highlight benefits and offer caveats for first postpartum depression pill

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: August 10, 2023

    “A fast-acting pill that can be taken orally could be an ideal option for the 15% to 20% of women who experience postpartum depression.”

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    How newly discovered genes might fit into obesity

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: August 9, 2023

    Although the study is not the first to point to specific genes, “we were quite surprised by the proposed function of some of the genes we...

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    ChatGPT in medicine: The good, the bad, and the unknown

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: June 20, 2023

    Three-expert panel at DDW suggests clinicians should embrace the technology.

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    Etrasimod looks safe for ulcerative colitis out to 2.5 years

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: June 20, 2023

    If approved by the FDA, etrasimod could become the second agent in the S1P class approved for ulcerative colitis in the United States.

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    Wildfire smoke and air quality: How long could health effects last?

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: June 9, 2023

    The effects of smoke from wildfires can continue for many years.

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    Can a saliva test predict the best way to manage obesity?

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: May 30, 2023

    “We still don’t have randomized trials where we’re looking at obesity phenotyping yet.”

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    At-home monitoring device can predict Crohn’s disease flares

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: May 12, 2023

    A new device developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows promise.

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    Fewer discontinuations with infliximab vs. vedolizumab for UC maintenance therapy

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: May 12, 2023

    Findings are based on a pooled analysis of six randomized controlled trials from the past 10 years.

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    Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty plus obesity drugs add up to more weight loss

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: May 12, 2023

    Some experts believe weight-loss medications can help with the rebound in weight that some people experience months after bariatric surgery.

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    Gray hair and aging: Could ‘stuck’ stem cells be to blame?

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: May 3, 2023

    New evidence points to a cycle wherein undifferentiated stem cells mature to perform their hair-coloring duties and then transform back to their...

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    Bariatric surgery cuts risk for obesity-related cancers in half: Study

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: April 28, 2023

    For years evidence has pointed to multiple health benefits associated with bariatric surgery, including improvements in diabetes, sleep apnea, and...

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    Likely cause of mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children identified

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: April 4, 2023

    The study’s key messages for parents and health care providers “are awareness and reassurance,” Dr. Balistreri said in an interview.

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    Nasal COVID treatment shows early promise against multiple variants

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    Damian McNamara, MA
    Publish date: April 3, 2023

    Unlike a COVID vaccine that boosts a person’s immune system as protection, the antiviral nasal spray works more directly by blocking the virus,...

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