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Show 1316: Protect your digestive tract

This week on our nationally broadcast public radio show, we invite gastroenterologist Nicholas Shaheen to our studio to answer your questions about protecting your digestive tract. He is a nationally recognized expert in the field of esophageal disease and has contributed to the writing of numerous treatment guidelines for gastrointestinal disease. Detect tumors of the …

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Various Vitamin Tablets Supplements

Simple and easy: a daily multivitamin can improve cognition and protect against mental decline

According to new research, taking a daily vitamin and mineral supplement may improve cognition in older adults. Could taking a daily multivitamin supplement help maintain cognitive health with aging and possibly prevent cognitive decline? According to new research, this may be the case. A new study has found that taking a daily supplement may improve …

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How new hard hat technology can better protect workers from concussions

How new hard hat technology can better protect workers from concussions

Workers generally rely on plastic helmets designed in the 1960s. But newer technology protects the brain better, especially against angled impacts caused by falls. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Bello/Getty Images Workers generally rely on plastic helmets designed in the 1960s. But newer technology protects the brain better, especially against angled impacts …

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Vitamin D won't protect you from Covid or respiratory infections, studies show

Vitamin D won’t protect you from Covid or respiratory infections, studies show

Vitamin D supplementation at either dose “did not reduce the risk of all-cause acute respiratory infections (ARIs), nor the risk or severity of COVID-19 specifically. “said study author Dr. Adrian Martineau, Professor of Respiratory Infection and Immunity at the Institute of Population Health Sciences at Queen Mary University of London via email. A second randomized …

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