Read article – Rohit Reddy, an assistant professor of neurology, is featured in an article about the connections between migraines and periods. “Patients can time medications prior to period onset—generally two days before—or take additional doses at that time with the guidance of their neurologist,” Reddy says. “This is where keeping a headache diary becomes especially important—if a headache pattern emerges, we can try to break it by taking medications at the right time.” (Picked up by MSN.)

Read article – Features Rohit Reddy, an assistant professor of neurology, in an article about preventing migraine attacks. “The best way to prevent migraines is by lifestyle modification,” Reddy said. “These lifestyle changes help reduce both the frequency and severity of migraine attacks by stress reduction, decreased anxiety and depression, and sleep efficiency, all of which have a positive impact on overall brain health.”

Read article – Daniel Lucey, a clinical professor of medicine, is quoted in an article about COVID-19 variants. “The world should anticipate to recognize early not only more omicron subvariants but also a new variant of concern after omicron,” Lucey said.

Read article – Brian Jackson, a research professor in the Department of Earth Sciences; Margaret Karagas, department chair and a professor of epidemiology; and Mary Lou Guerinot, a professor of biological sciences, are featured in an article about human exposure to toxic elements in food. “We are working to develop rice cultivars that restrict arsenic and cadmium accumulation in the grain,” Guerinot said. “Those could immediately be used in contaminated soils, as well as be suitable genetic stock for breeding programs for modern commercial rice production.”

Read article – Jennifer Bomberger, a professor of microbiology and immunology, is quoted in an article about why we get sick in cold weather.

Read article – Jennifer Pope, an assistant professor of emergency medicine, is quoted in an article about geriatric emergency care.

Read article – Features Daniel Lucey, a clinical professor of medicine, in an article about COVID infections in China. “There will certainly be more omicron subvariants developing in China in the coming days, weeks, and months, but what the world must anticipate in order to recognize it early and take rapid action is a completely new variant of concern,” Lucey said. (Lucey’s comments originally appeared in Bloomberg. Similar coverage in The Free Press Journal and others.)

Read article – Features Daniel Lucey, a clinical professor of medicine, in an article about concern over a new COVID-19 variant in China. “There will certainly be more omicron subvariants developing in China in the coming days, weeks, and months, but what the world must anticipate in order to recognize it early and take rapid action is a completely new variant of concern,” Lucey said. “It could be more contagious, more deadly, or evade drugs, vaccines, and detection from existing diagnostics.”

Read article – Luke Archibald, an assistant professor of psychiatry, writes an opinion piece about the use of telemedicine for opioid addiction during the pandemic, and the need for it to continue. “Telehealth expands treatment to people who struggle to access an in-person appointment for various reasons, including the need to travel long distances. In the United States, nearly 90% of large rural counties lack a sufficient number of opioid treatment facilities,” Archibald writes.