Restricting eating and non-eating hours is a primary feature of intermittent fasting, something which a lot of weight watchers swear by. Backed by celebrities as well, intermittent fasting is also known to promote other health benefits such as improve glucose sensitivity, motor coordination, sleep cycle, reduce liver fat, boost metabolism, brain health and in the… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020 — Even as new coronavirus infections soar in the United States, a study released Wednesday offered one piece of good news: Severely ill COVID-19 patients are significantly more likely to survive now compared to a few months ago. In fact, deaths for COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have fallen by… Read More »
For months, scientists have debated why one genetic variation of the coronavirus became dominant in many parts of the world. Many scientists argue that the variation spread widely by chance, multiplying outward from explosive outbreaks in Europe. Others have proposed the possibility that a mutation gave it some kind of biological edge and have been… Read More »
As a pediatrician, I hear it again and again from parents: “My child is a picky eater.” All children are picky eaters at some point or in some way during childhood; it’s part of how they assert their independence. But some children are pickier than others, stubbornly refusing to eat everything except a few chosen… Read More »