Research indicates that prenatal second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, also referred to as environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), increases the risk of various neurodevelopmental problems in children. However, 12 states in the US still lack public smoking laws. Study: Associations between prenatal exposure to second hand smoke and infant self-regulation in a New York city longitudinal […]

Did you know that the compound annual growth rate in the digital marketing industry is projected to be 13.9% until 2026? The market is expected to reach $786.2 billion by that time frame. This shows the importance of staying on top of new developments and adapting strategies accordingly — especially if digital marketers want to […]

Josh struggled for more than a decade with what his doctors had told him was irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). But curiously, the 39-year-old’s flare-ups were caused by some foods that aren’t typical IBS triggers. Peanuts and shellfish caused “stabbing” abdominal pains, and he would feel lightheaded after simply inhaling the scent of them. He also […]

Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease characterized by progressive scarring in the lungs, killing up to half of patients within five years of a diagnosis. Little is known about whether there are differences in how the condition affects individuals of different ethnicities. New research at the University of Chicago Medicine has found that Black patients […]

Artificial intelligence is taking the SEO industry by storm. With the emergence of smart chatbots that can perform all kinds of tasks – seemingly – as well as humans can, and the integration of AI-powered features into the two prominent search engines, Bing and Google, there are a lot of questions on how this may […]

It’s Oscars weekend, so for our 2nd annual Meddy Awards — our very self-congratulatory and very tongue-in-cheek version of the Oscars — we celebrate outstanding medical performances and events in motion pictures throughout history. Without further ado (or comedy skits or musical numbers or extended tributes or commercials), the Meddys go to… Best Depiction of […]

An international team of researchers has received $3 million to support an ambitious effort to understand how early gut development can profoundly shape children’s health throughout life. The funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will allow scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical Center and Pakistan’s […]

Already commonly used in combination for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), macitentan and tadalafil are safe and effective in a fixed-dose combination even as first-line therapy, according to a randomized multicenter comparative trial. The fixed-dose combination “led to a highly significant and marked improvement in pulmonary vascular resistance when compared to macitentan and […]

The nitrate ingested over the course of a person’s adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled water could be a risk factor for prostate cancer, particularly in the case of aggressive tumors and in younger men. This is the conclusion of a study conducted in Spain and led by the Barcelona Institute […]

AI will not fundamentally change your role as a Fractional CMO, despite what the masterminds and gurus are selling. Are You Scared of AI? This feels like January of 2020, when the pandemic was just starting to get some attention. I remember going to my gym in Fishtown, Philadelphia and talking with the owner about […]