Medical Marijuana & Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) as we know it presents with a particular subset of symptoms, chronic pain being the most pressing. The basis of...
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DrRitaM
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
COVID vaccination update
A COVID-19 vaccination (messenger RNA) currently undergoing trials has produced a "robust response" in all patients of a phase 1 study....
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DrRitaM
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
CBD and COVID
Scientists are now looking into particular anti-inflammatory compoumds derived from the cannibas plant which may have potential in the...
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DrRitaM
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Simple choices reduce diabetes risk 25%
Researchers have now determined that boosting consumption of vegetables and certain whole grains decreases the risk of developing...
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Sonia Amanat
- Jul 15, 2020
- 1 min
Kiddies and COVID-19
With schools reopening in some states, parents are concerned about the well-being of their children. In the weeks prior to the start of...
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DrRitaM
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
The way to #DO it
I am so proud of the student physicians who volunteered in NYITCOM Riland Free Clinic this week! We were privileged to be joined by a...
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DrRitaM
- Jul 5, 2020
- 1 min
Measles Mumps Rubella MMR vaccinated? Recent booster? Might matter to COVID-19
Researchers are attempting to determine if immunity to the above viruses may alter a patients response to the COVID-19 virus. Vaccination...
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Sonia Amanat
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Happy July 1st- World Hepatitis Day is July 28th.
Hepatitis is a viral disease that comes in several forms, A-E. According to the CDC, more than one million people die every year from...
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DrRitaM
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
"Just the Beginning"
CDC Dr. Schuchat warned Americans yesterday that there is "too much virus" present in the US right now "to bring it under control." The...
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DrRitaM
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 Pets, Part of the Pandemic
Pets (including cats and dogs) have become infected with COVID-19, and our furry friends are now included in the surveillance efforts of...
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DrRitaM
- Jun 28, 2020
- 1 min
Giveaway time!
To show our appreciation for health care workers & our hardworking pre-professional students, we are excited to announce this giveaway....
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DrRitaM
- Jun 28, 2020
- 1 min
Protect your pup.... 1ST US Dog Infected with COVID-19!
The first dog in the United States has become infected and tested positive for COVID-19. It is suspected that he caught the virus from...
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DrRitaM
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Not Out of the Woods Just Yet
The journal of Nature Medicine published findings from researchers in China who found that If an individual does produce antibodies to...
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Sonia Amanat
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Safe travels Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley
Space exploration as we know it is mysterious and magical. But did you know that astronauts aboard the international space station...
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Sonia Amanat
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Man's Best Friend & COVID-19
In Hong Kong, a Pomeranian and a German Shepherd were tested positive for SARS- CoV-2 virus. Live virus was found in one dog, and viral...
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