Disease

Many factors contribute to the burnout of practicing physicians, which has been accelerated by the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Let me begin with the caveats – it is a research study of the UK Biobank, which in the authors' words, “is not fully representative of the UK population regarding lifestyle and characteristics.” Ninety-four percent+ of the participants

Sixty percent of Americans have at least one chronic illness, and 40% of us have two or more. Unlike an acute illness, chronic disease requires patient self-care; you must help yourself, at least between doctor visits.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most devastating events in public health in the U.S. over the last half-century. It’s also the most scrutinized health emergency in history.

We have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, new viral variants, such as the many subtypes of Omicron, are less susceptible to the vaccines developed to protect against th

The Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE) study looked at the effect of a 25% reduction in caloric intake, without sacrificing essential nutrients, in healthy adults over two years.

The peak of COVID-19 infections might be behind us – at least until the next “variant of concern” of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appears – but the scourge of long COVID lives on.  And on.

First, I apologize that this article's basis is not the article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (see Sources). The article is paywalled.

Virtually all infectious disease experts and epidemiologists would unhesitatingly agree with the headline of this article, and yet there are some armchair experts who demur.

COVID infections may result in