Women’s History Month: 5 Influential Women in Medicine 

March 5, 2021

Throughout history, women working in the medical field have had to tackle prejudice and discrimination while being largely excluded from science and medicine. In honor of Women’s History Month, A4M is spotlighting five female medical pioneers whose extraordinary contributions changed the practice of medicine, expanded modern-day knowledge and understanding of human health, and continue to inspire women pursuing careers in the field to this day.

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Heart Health Month: Effects of Toxins on Cardiovascular Health 

February 18, 2021

The human body is vulnerable to a variety of environmental hazards which can have a noxious effect on overall health contributing to the development of cancers, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, as well as reproductive and developmental disorders. Growing evidence suggests exposure to chemicals can elevate the risk of cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in the United States which costs the nation hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

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The Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 

February 16, 2021

The neurologic features of COVID-19 infection still remain under investigation as a growing number of reports indicates the potential for cognitive symptoms in certain patient cases. Recent research has examined high-resolution magnetic resonance imagery to reveal microvascular brain injury and inflammation in COVID-19 patients who have died, however, no evidence of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral attack in tissue samples has been reported.  The damage is reportedly caused by thinning and leaky brain blood vessels tied to the viral infection, per a letter recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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