For parents of special needs children, I honor you today. I witness your strength every day in clinic. You rise to meet challenges that many cannot begin to imagine, truly. You navigate medical appointments, therapy sessions, school meetings, and the
Breastmilk is Dynamic Cellular and transcriptional diversity over the course of human lactation This recent 2022 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Dr. Nyqiust and colleagues is a site for sore eyes. It offers a remarkable,
Inflammaging from a Population View In a landmark study published in Nature Aging on July 7, 2025, researchers challenge a cornerstone of modern gerontology by showing that inflammaging, chronic, age-associated low-grade inflammation, is not universal across all human populations. The abstract states the following: “Inflammaging,
A Rooted Approach to Modern Medicine: The Vision Forward My emerging and chronically iterating philosophy of medicine is a rising structural entity rooted between ancient healing wisdom and modern scientific insight. It is layered with root cause immunometabolomic thinking and
Systemic Maternal Inflammation and Neurodevelopment: The Role of IL-6 and IFN-γ in Autism Spectrum Disorder I just returned from Estes Park, Colorado where I presented a lecture on the Growing Brain/Mind – a tour through the underpinnings of childhood neurological
As I have told many of my patients, I would write immediately when NC sees its first Measles case. Well, North Carolina has its first measles case: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a case
Literature Review 1) An exciting phase three trial with the CETP inhibitor Obicetrapib has shown serious promise for ASCVD and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). “In BROADWAY, a pre-specified AD sub-study was designed to assess plasma AD biomarkers in patients enrolled in
There is a quiet truth written in the tomes of family life that science keeps confirming over and over. It’s worth pausing to reflect on. A warm bond between a father and child lights a path toward a steady, grounded
Heat Exhaustion Prevention and Awareness It is that time of year in many parts of the country. Planning ahead of an event or extended time out in the heat is very important especially as we age or while pregnant. Summer