Updated June 15, 2020 From https://www.ama-assn.org/

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the immense strength and courage of our physicians and the obstacles they are up against.

It has also highlighted another troubling fact: racism is a driver to the systemic inequities that are persistent and prolific in health care. 

Emerging data on the racial and ethnic patterns of the pandemic released by more than half of the states this month paint an alarming picture: COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting black communities. 

Additionally, even though more ...

Welcome to 2019! If you have decided to make healthy changes this year, we applaud you and encourage you to pursue your goals. Some of you might want to live healthier lifestyles, but you may not know where to start. One of the worst things you can do is to go overboard without a set program. The lack of planning can ...

Many health concerns are preventable conditions.

Certain risk factors can increase your chances of having a stroke. If you have identified personal risk factors, work with your healthcare provider to reduce your personal risk. Prevent stroke happening to you or others by following these guidelines:

(Reuters Health) – Women who eat more fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residue may be less likely to get pregnant than women whose diets don’t include a lot of this type of produce, a U.S. study suggests.

Researchers examined data on eating habits and pregnancy outcomes for 325 women who went through a total of 541 cycles of fertility treatments at a clinic in Boston. Overall, ...

Family and Genetic Studies of OCD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Gerald Nestadt, M.D., M.P.H.

The goal of this research program is to elucidate the causes and pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  The program was initiated in the 1990’s to investigate the genetic etiology of OCD.

In the OCD Family Study (1996-2001), we evaluated over 800 individuals in 153 families. We found the occurrence of OCD to be six times greater in relatives of OCD cases than in relatives of the control group. Other anxiety disorders, especially agoraphobia and generalized anxiety disorder, also were ...