Author: Lance Garrison
Nov. 3, 2023 – The 10 best-selling liver health supplements on Amazon bring in an estimated $2.5 million each month. But none of them contain ingredients recommended by major groups of doctors who treat liver issues in the United States or Europe.Like many supplements, popular online liver products are unregulated, meaning they do not have to meet the same safety and effectiveness standards as prescription medications. Sales of liver supplements are growing, particularly in the last few years, said Ahmed Eltelbany, MD, MPH, a first-year gastrointestinal fellow at the University of New Mexico. One reason could be increased alcohol use during the COVID-19…
Perhaps the most crucial and understudied is how human reproduction would happen in space. There are good reasons to believe it will be difficult, dangerous or potentially impossible. But the data is so limited, and there are too few resources being spent to study it. This is ominous, given that some private space-launch companies, including SpaceX, have an explicit goal of creating new civilizations off Earth. These visions are used to attract huge amounts of money and talent, helping to make the space economy worth an anticipated $1 trillion by 2030, and encouraging a new space race with China to…
By Randy Longman, MD, as told to Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN I’ve been working with patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease, for about 15 years now. Treating patients with chronic illnesses like Crohn’s disease can be challenging, but it’s also very rewarding. As their doctor, I have a unique opportunity to develop long-term relationships with them. I’m there during difficult times to provide medical assistance, care, and support.It’s also an exciting time to be in the field of treating Crohn’s disease because of ongoing research and new treatment options that can be life-changing for my patients. With…
It’s easy to become inured to the extremism that has suffused the Republican Party in recent years. Donald Trump, the dominating front-runner for the party’s presidential nomination, spends days in court, in a judicial system he regularly disparages, charged with a long list of offenses and facing several trials.In the House, Republicans recently chose a new speaker, Representative Mike Johnson, who not only endorsed the attempted overturning of the 2020 election but also helped to devise the rationale behind it.We shouldn’t grow complacent about just how dangerous it all is — and how much more dangerous it could become. The…
A doctor explains some of the frustrations and problems his Crohn’s disease patients face and how he works to help them.
To the Editor:Re “The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education,” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel (Opinion, Oct. 22):In my upper-level Georgetown University ethics course, “Ethics of Global Leaders,” a discussion of the conflict between Hamas and Israel devolved into chaotic and accusatory yelling.There were high emotions, but almost no discussion of practical ethics. Little was learned because students, billed as the world’s future leaders, lacked a moral vocabulary, one strong in substance and cognizant of nuance, to discuss the situation.Like Dr. Emanuel, I have seen the moral deficiency at the university I attend. It has manifested itself by showing students’ inability…
Crohn’s disease can take years to diagnose, and you may try therapies like biologics and surgery. Find support to help you reach career and personal goals with Crohn’s.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights has emerged as a mobilizing force for Democrats, and the party is now looking to hang the issue around Virginia Republicans’ necks. Some conservative candidates are embracing the fight. But most seem eager to focus on anything else. Through mid-October, abortion was mentioned in over 40 percent of the ads from Democratic candidates for the state legislature, compared with 3 percent from Republican contenders.Mr. Youngkin is not avoiding the debate entirely. This is, in fact, arguably the most delicate piece of his experiment, trying to turn the abortion issue back…
Despite her insurance and health care, it took decades for her to get a Crohn’s diagnosis. See how it changed her life and how she’s helping others.
When I was a law student backpacking through the Middle East in 1982, I met two Palestinian university students on a local bus in the West Bank. We got to chatting and they invited me to their homes, so I jumped off the bus and spent a day with them in the jumbled alleys of the densely populated Dheisheh Refugee Camp.We had a good time together, for they told me about their Arabic studies at Bethlehem University, and I was then hatching a scheme to study Arabic myself in Cairo. We were all excited by education and full of youth…