Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Data emerging to support personalized nutrition in oncology
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- Doug Brunk
SAN DIEGO – Fasting has been linked to improvements in chemotherapy efficacy and decreased side effects.
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Remdesivir under study as treatment for novel coronavirus
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- Doug Brunk
At this time, the immediate risk of 2019-nCoV to the American public remains low.
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NASH ‘an epidemic of the 21st century’
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- Doug Brunk
LOS ANGELES – Recent guidelines recognize the association between diabetes, NAFLD, and NASH, and call for more vigilance and screening tests.
Opinion

New Barbie lineup includes a doll with vitiligo
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- Doug Brunk
“Who knows? Pretty soon, vitiligo may no longer be a ‘thing’ that causes ‘stares’ and ‘glares,’ ” Dr. Desai said.
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Noninjectable modes of insulin delivery coming of age
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- Doug Brunk
Intranasally delivered insulin may also improve neurocognitive function.
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HHS declares coronavirus emergency, orders quarantine
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- Doug Brunk
The order “offers the greatest level of protection for the American public in preventing introduction and spread,” Dr. Cetron said.
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Menopause hormone therapy found to delay type 2 diabetes
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- Doug Brunk
LOS ANGELES – Transdermal delivery of estrogen is the preferred means of administration in women who are obese, who have a risk of DVT, or who...
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CDC: First person-to-person spread of novel coronavirus in U.S.
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- Doug Brunk
CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield said “the full picture of how easy and how sustainable this virus can spread is unclear.”
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CDC: Risk in U.S. from 2019-nCoV remains low
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- Doug Brunk
The genetic sequence for all five viruses detected in the United States to date has been uploaded the CDC website.
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CDC: Five confirmed 2019-nCoV cases in the U.S.
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- Doug Brunk
At this time in the United States, the virus is not spreading in the community.
Video

Actor Alan Alda discusses using empathy as an antidote to burnout
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- Doug Brunk
The practice “kind of opens people up to one another, which inspirits them,” the iconic actor said.
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Alan Alda, Scripps Research join forces to improve science communication
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- Doug Brunk
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – “Curiosity is the key to staying alive,” the iconic actor said. “That would bring us to a point of more people understanding...
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Sarcopenia associated with increased cardiometabolic risk
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- Doug Brunk
LOS ANGELES – Loss of lean body mass and function with aging reduces metabolically active tissue, which can lead to...
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Bariatric surgery is most effective early in the diabetes trajectory
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- Doug Brunk
LOS ANGELES – But in the United States, only about 1% of eligible patients with diabetes undergo the procedure.
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Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a work in progress
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- Doug Brunk
Although the disorder has a lower mortality than heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, it places a significant burden on health care...