Eliott C. McLaughlin

Mar 25, 2024 | webmd.com | Neha Pathak |Eliott C. McLaughlin

Does intermittent fasting raise your risk of death from heart disease? That’s what you might think from headlines about early research presented at a recent American Heart Association conference – drawing skepticism from experts and cautions from the researchers themselves.  Here’s what you should know.

Mar 7, 2024 | webmd.com | Brunilda Nazario |Eliott C. McLaughlin

It was a lovely July day in 2023 – perfect for sailing. So Bill Buckles was delighted to join a friend and fellow sailor to crew for a race on Lake Erie. They set off and were underway. After performing several maneuvers, the captain asked Buckles to adjust the sails on the 30-foot boat. But Buckles needed a moment. His right hand had fallen asleep, he told the crew. Then, a moment later, his right foot had fallen asleep, too, he told them.

Feb 22, 2024 | webmd.com | Dan Brennan |Eliott C. McLaughlin

To understand whether Wegovy should be used as part of the solution for childhood obesity, you first have to understand the problem. That’s not always easy, even for a doctor, says Megan Kelsey, MD, medical director of lifestyle medicine and adolescent bariatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Kelsey admits that early in her career she didn’t fully understand the complexities of childhood obesity, writing it off to personal choices that could be reversed with willpower and exercise.

Feb 20, 2024 | webmd.com | Eliott C. McLaughlin

Dr. Clayton Yates, PhD, is a Johns Hopkins University professor of pathology and the director of Translational Health Disparities and Global Health Equity Research. He took time to sit down with WebMD and discuss the relatively new field of health disparities research and his pioneering studies into breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers in African Americans. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. WebMD: Health disparities is a highly specialized field.

Feb 2, 2024 | webmd.com | Brunilda Nazario |Eliott C. McLaughlin

A new study shows taxes on sugary beverages like soda reduce demand and are likely to improve public health. Soda is the No. 1 source of added sugar in the American diet. Aside from the tooth decay your mother warned you about, soda and sugar-sweetened tea, fruit, and sports drinks and their added calories increase insulin resistance, obesity, and the risks of diabetes, heart disease, liver cancer, and other chronic disease, research shows.