Kim Stewart 
The Annals of Internal Medicine reports that accurate serologic tests to detect host antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are critical for the public health response to the disease pandemic. Despite the number and availability of serologic assays that test for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, most have only undergoneRead
One of the most commonly used diagnostic tools, particularly during this pandemic, is the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR) for COVID-19 tests. By using a person’s respiratory sample, laboratory professionals across the U.S. and the globe have used RT-PCR to find out if a person has been infectedRead
“Part I, of a two-part series published in Microorganisms of concept papers, on the French Paradox, heart disease and the microbiota focuses on novel findings involving nutrition, biochemistry, microbiology and metabolism to suggest a heart shunt, as occurs when two organ systems are coupled and in this case within theRead
The paradigm-exploring brilliance of the whole-person health focus National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) director Helene Langevin, MD chose to kick off public comments on the agency’s 2021-2026 Strategic Plan sneaks up on you. In her virtual keynote, Langevin engages her audience with a fireside chat type conversationalRead
An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease, according to a study in the journal Cell Metabolism. Niacin delayed disease progression in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, a progressive disease with no previous curative treatments. Vitamin B3Read
This paper, published from our partners at Integrative Medicine, A Clinician’s Journal presents an evidence-based strategy for improving clinical outcomes with a phased approach to COVID-19, written by Joe Pizzorno, ND, IMCJ editor-in-chief and co-authors, Sam Yanuck, DC and, Helen Messier, MD, PhD, Kara Fitzgerald, ND. Corresponding author: [email protected]. ABSTRACT/Read
Celiac disease is linked to common chemical pollutants, according to the NYU Langone Health, NYU School of Medicine. Elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants have been tied to an increased risk for celiac disease in young people, new research shows. For theRead
In this editorial, by Joe Pizzorno, ND editor-in-chief of Integrative Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal, he discusses the need for practitioners to screen for common toxicants. As you will read from Dr. Pizzorno, this should be a foundational practice. Abstract/ Foundational to the standard of care is diagnosis of overt diseaseRead
Early studies show evidence of COVID-19 genetic material in fecal matter, but more work is needed to determine if the virus can be spread through stool, according to a new review paper from a Rice University epidemiologist. This article looks at the recent evidence for fecal transmission of COVID-19 andRead
COVID-19 may be linked to rare inflammatory disorder in young children. This first detailed report published in The Lancet describes an increase in cases of rare Kawasaki-like disease in young children in Italy. This adds to the reports of similar cases from New York, USA and South East England, UK.Read
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