by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 17, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
As reported by the White House medical team, the drugs given to President Trump to treat COVID-19 included Regeneron’s antibody cocktail (monoclonal antibodies), Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir (brand name Veklury), and dexamethasone. • Monoclonal antibodies...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 16, 2020 | Diabetes
Almost 50 percent of North Americans will eventually develop diabetes or pre-diabetes (National Diabetes Statistics Report, CDC, 2020), because we eat too much and exercise too little. This is sad because you can prevent and treat most cases of type II diabetes...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 9, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
One in 20 North Americans can expect to develop colon cancer, with more than 100,000 new cases each year. A recent review of 80 studies found that most cases of colon cancer are linked to poor lifestyle choices (BMJ Gut, Sept, 2020). Dietary and medication factors...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 2, 2020 | Heart Health
A final report on the official outcomes of the ISCHEMIA Studies has been published (New Engl J of Med, Mar 30, 2020). In these studies, 5179 patients with moderate to severely blocked arteries were randomly assigned to receive:• medical therapy alone, or• stenting or...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 26, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
My report on Low Vitamin D Can Increase Risk for and Severity of COVID-19 neglected to include a caution about taking excessive amounts of vitamin D in pills or by injection. You cannot be poisoned by vitamin D through sun exposure or diet alone, but vitamin D...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 19, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Oxford University researchers have started testing inhaled versions of their COVID-19 vaccines compared to those given by intramuscular injection (Associated Press, Sept 14, 2020). An inhaled vaccine could be more effective than those given by injection because it may...
