by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 21, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
University of Cambridge researchers analyzed genetic, lifestyle and health data on more than 500,000 adults, 40-69 years old, and found that those people who were later diagnosed with dementia had tested poorly up to nine years before on measures of problem solving,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 8, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that by mid-October 2022, adults with mild to moderate hearing impairment will be able to buy hearing aids directly from stores, pharmacies and other retailers without a prescription or health care appointment (New...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 18, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 450 people are still dying every day from COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) have authorized the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as a single booster dose at least two months after primary or booster...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 12, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
In the largest prospective study yet on the subject, researchers followed 1251 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study who developed Parkinson’s Disease. (JAMA Netw Open, Aug 19, 2022;5(8):e2227738). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 20, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its 2022 annual Guide to Sunscreens, which found that 75 percent of more than 1,850 sunscreen products evaluated either offered poor skin protection from the sun, or contain ingredients that may harm your health or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency (New York Times, August 4, 2022), and the U.S. has recorded more than 7000 infections, more than any other country in the world. The only two states that have not...
