Data show that lifestyle modifications can help patients with diabetes lose weight and achieve remission. But experts question whether lifestyle modifications affect cardiovascular and renal events.
The writer is Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology & Nutrition, Director CardioMetabolic Institute, USA
COVID-19 vaccinations are key to overcoming the pandemic, says the World Health Organizations (WHO). The UN agency has approved the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use, which is a prerequisite for inclusion in the global vaccine solidarity initiative, COVAX. Credit: Unsplash/Ivan Diaz via UN News
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 17 2021 (IPS) - The global community is conducting a rapid vaccination program against the SARS.Cov-2 virus, using several vaccines, authorised for emergency use. To date, the percentages of adults vaccinated vary between less than 2% to over 90% in different countries.
The writer is Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology & Nutrition, Director CardioMetabolic Institute, USA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) speaks with Yeashea Braddock, Operations Manager at the Morris High School vaccination site, after getting his second vaccine shot against COVID-19 at that High School in the Bronx, New York. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 6 2021 (IPS) - There is considerable evidence that vitamin D reduces the risk and severity of COVID-19 (Mercola 2020 ; Wimalawansa, 2020). More than 50 clinical studies have published confirming that high doses of vitamin D administered early in persons with COVID-19 significantly reduce complications and the need for ICU admissions.