Batya Swift Yasgur

Emulsifiers are among the most common food additives. But they appear to negatively affect GI health. Should patients with GI conditions stop eating these nearly ubiquitous products?

Soybean oil is regarded as beneficial to health, but this study suggests that you can have too much of a good thing and soybean oil may contribute to obesity.

New evidence shows that remission in type 2 diabetes is attainable through weight loss, surgery, pharmacotherapy, and intensive lifestyle change.

September 10, 2020 | Cardiology News A new review offers fresh guidance to help stem the mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline clinicians.

Many pediatricians advise parents that children who stutter are going through a phase they’ll simply outgrow. Experts now believe a more active approach is needed.

Combining exercise and topical testosterone therapy may shift some visceral adipose tissue into less dangerous subcutaneous fat in older women after a hip fracture.

Most patients and doctors know that stress exacerbates AD. A new study pinpoints a neural mechanism that may be involved in this process.

A large NHANES analysis suggests that 7 hours of sleep may represent a metabolic sweet spot, whereas too little, too much, or excessive weekend catch-up sleep may worsen insulin resistance.

High-risk APOL1 genotypes are associated with greater long-term kidney dysfunction among Black living donors, suggesting a potential role for genetic screening during donor evaluation.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW July 10, 2026 Black living kidney donors who carried high-risk apolipoprotein LI1 ( APOL1 ) genotypes