Node Smith, ND Scientists know that coronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-19 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can remain infectious for days — or even longer — in sewage [...]
Naturopathic Urgent Care Rebecca Miller, NMD There are few (if any) urgent care or emergency medicine physicians in this country that are trained to approach an acutely ill patient with […]
Student Scholarship – Second Place Research Review Stephanie Berg, ND Baljit Khamba, ND, MPH Sabrina Koperski, ND In July 2018, J.A., a 54-year-old Caucasian female, presented to the Bastyr [...]
Node Smith, ND The effect of plastics on our environment and physiology is becoming more and more discussed. A recent study conducted by the Austrian Federal Environmental Agency and the […]
Node Smith, ND Vaginal yeast infections are a fairly common woman’s health complaint, causing itching and irritation, and general discomfort. However, female genitalia is not the only site that [...]
Node Smith, ND There is a new technique that has been developed which will allow the application of plant extracts – like tea tree oil – as a biologically active […]
Paul S. Anderson, NMD Docere The medical relevance of biofilms in human illness is better understood now than ever before. A simple PubMed search using the terms “biofilm” and “human” […]
Nita Bishop, ND Rowan and Hamilton, DipPhyt, MNIMH Biofilm (scientific definition): A multilayered bacterial population embedded in a polysaccharide matrix and attached to some surface. [...]