by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2022 | Fitness
A recent study found no significant difference in death rates between adults who exercised once or twice a week versus three or more times a week, as long as they exercised moderately for a total of 150 minutes or vigorously for 75 minutes per week (JAMA Intern Med,...
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...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 6, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Leonard Nimoy won three Emmy awards for starring in “Star Trek” ((1966-1969) as Spock, a 23rd-century space voyager from the planet Vulcan. He was known for his pointed ears and constant use of the word “fascinating.” Nimoy was also an actor in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Harvard Medical School found that a typical Western diet increases growth of specific bacteria in the gut called “polyketide synthase (pks+) E. Coli” that produce a chemical called colibactin, which causes DNA mutations that can turn normal colon cells...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 13.3 percent of patients who develop COVID-19 will suffer from Long COVID syndrome, which can last for two months or more and cannot be explained by a different diagnosis (CDC Weekly, May 27, 2022,...
