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Spring allergies are back. Here’s how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing.

The Bend Bulletin April 27, 2025
In a Daily Herald (Illinois) article about pollen levels and tips to “keep from sneezing,” Shyam Joshi, M.D., says some remedies for allergy relief that have been circulating on social media or suggested by celebrities — like incorporating local honey into your diet to expose yourself to pollen — have been debunked because the flowers that bees pollinate typically don't contain the airborne pollen that causes allergy symptoms.

What the science says about food additives

Popular Science April 27, 2025
A paper authored by Joel Nigg, Ph.D., suggesting that food dyes and behavioral effects might be related is cited in a Popular Science article on what science says about food additives.

Confirmatory study delay after FDA accelerated approval should be ‘cautionary sign’

HemOnc Today April 25, 2025
In a Healio/HemOnc Today article about a study that found cancer drugs receiving accelerated approval from the FDA gained regular approval significantly faster if their confirmatory trials demonstrated meaningful clinical benefits cites a separate study led by Catherine Hwang, M.D., that evaluated four cancer drug indications that initially received accelerated approval but eventually had to be withdrawn.

What the Science Says About Food Additives

Cancer Health April 25, 2025
A paper authored by Joel Nigg, Ph.D., suggesting that food dyes and behavioral effects might be related is cited in a Popular Science article on what science says about food additives.

Coping with OR's climate change-fueled pollen season

Public News Service April 22, 2025
Shyam Joshi, M.D., says, “We often brush off allergies as ‘Oh, it’s just allergies.’ But it can really cause issues with learning even in the classroom. We see kids’ grades drop off because they’re so preoccupied with their itchy nose or itchy eyes.”

Ian Metzler, MD, on the role for telemedicine, digital health tools in stone disease

Urology Times April 21, 2025
Ian Metzler, M.D., regarding new digital health tools in the management and prevention of stone disease. He says, “We have to be facile with the resources that are out there and connect patients and help them match to something they will actually use and incorporate into their lives so that they can be successful with the type of prevention that makes a difference."

What the Science Says About Food Additives

Undark April 21, 2025
An Undark story about the effect of food additives in health cites a 2012 study co-authored by Joel Nigg, Ph.D., examining research studies examining the role of dietary additives on ADHD symptoms in children.
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