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This article from the American College of Physicians (ACP) provides a deeper dive into the pause of the J&J vaccine, which was recommended by the FDA and CDC on April 13, 2021, after six cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) among patients who had received the vaccine was reported. The pause is being done to determine whether the vaccine is associated with any other types of thrombosis and to develop more specific recommendations for its use, possibly based on age.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a report that suggested reverse causality – disease driving behavior – may account for some of the controversies surrounding studies related to coffee consumption. The results showed those who have higher blood pressure drink less coffee and those with low blood pressure drank more. But what role does genetics play?

The first biologic was approved in 1982, and since then, have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the US pharmaceutical market. Biologics are complex therapies used to treat a wide variety of conditions – conditions that are often untreatable by any other drug – and physicians should be up to speed on these four classes of biologic agents, which are used to treat cancer or inflammatory disease.

According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, a diet filled with a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, and other plant foods helps lower risk for many cancers, thanks to their bioactive compounds. Things like bergamottin. Isothiocyanates. Polyphenols. Continue reading to discover five foods that have the potential to fight cancer, including pancreatic, skin, and more.

“You are what you eat,” right? Well, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), what you put into your mouth could be influencing your cognitive health and performance. A healthy diet of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, poultry, low-fat/nonfat dairy products, and whole grains is essential, as is limiting fats, sugars, and salt. But here is the best of the best when it comes to boosting the brain.

In this Original Investigation from JAMA, the authors attempt to discover how the landscape of cancer incidences and deaths will change in the next two decades. The findings suggest marked changes in the landscape of cancer incidence and deaths by 2040, emphasizing the importance of cancer screening, early detection, and prevention to guide research, health care, and health policy efforts.