MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: (FROM LEFT) WENDY BOLLAG, PHD, AND STEPHANIE BAER, MD CREDIT: MICHAEL HOLAHAN, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 25, 2022) – A big group of bacteria found in our soil, our water and our showerheads are harmless for most of us, but a new study indicates they are associated...
by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the most comprehensive analysis yet of ketogenic (keto) diets, a review in Frontiers in Nutrition finds keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects. The review, “Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks,” also found that for...
by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, inaccurate medical information has flooded social media and other channels. One potentially lethal example is that patients who take renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers, particularly angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs), may be more susceptible to the virus. However, in...
