Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Why Supplements Fail Label-Claim Tests — and How to Protect Yourself
Independent laboratories keep finding supplements with less — or more — than the label declares. Here is how it happens,…
CDC Reports Sharp Rise in Hantavirus Cases Across Western United States
The CDC has reported a significant increase in hantavirus cases across western United States during 2026, activating enhanced surveillance and…
Combination immunotherapy with radiation shows promise in hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer
A randomized phase 2 trial in Nature Medicine demonstrates that combining durvalumab immunotherapy with stereotactic radiation produces encouraging clinical responses…
Most Brazilian Children with Disabling Musculoskeletal Pain Recover Within a Year, Study Shows
A prospective cohort study of Brazilian children found that 86% with disabling musculoskeletal pain—a condition affecting 3 in 10 youth—recovered…
Concussion History Linked to Higher Tinnitus Risk, Study Finds
A study published in Sports Medicine Open (June 2026) found that greater concussion symptom history is associated with elevated odds…
Retinol vs Beta-Carotene: BCO1 Genetics and Why Conversion Is Unreliable
Beta-carotene only becomes vitamin A after an enzymatic conversion — and common gene variants cut that conversion by up to…
Why B12 Needs Amber Glass: Cobalamin Photodegradation
Shine light on a methylcobalamin solution and the vitamin starts disassembling itself within minutes. The photochemistry of cobalamins — and…
Methylcobalamin vs Cyanocobalamin: The Form Difference Explained
One is the coenzyme your cells actually use; the other is a stable synthetic that must be converted first. What…