COVID may be affecting far more than your lungs. For many people, everything changed after infection: heart racing, dizziness, insomnia, hormone swings, blood sugar issues, thyroid flares. You’re told your labs are “normal,” but your body feels completely different. The…
In this third part of his 3-part masterclass series on the immune system, Dr. Shawn dives into the science of immune priming—what it is, why it matters, and how it differs from the common (and often harmful) practice of immune…
Dr. Alex Marson, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. We discuss the biology of the immune system and cancer, and everyday choices that can increase or decrease your cancer risk, several of…
COVID didn’t just infect you, it may have altered your hormones and immune system. What we’ve seen in thousands of cases is now backed by emerging research: certain viral infections, including COVID and Epstein-Barr (mono), can create lasting changes in…
If your allergies exploded after COVID, it’s not in your head. When the immune system gets hit with a major viral stressor, it doesn’t always return to baseline. In some bodies, the spike protein can shift the immune environment in…
COVID-style health checks have returned at several Asian airports, but this time, the concern is the Nipah virus, not COVID-19. After fresh Nipah cases were reported in West Bengal, India, countries like Thailand and Nepal have tightened airport health screenings,…
