John Shin

Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Loma Linda University, research focus in immunotherapy and lifestyle medicine, happily married, father of 3

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Our promo video for the EDEN study is out! Please share it with anyone who has melanoma or takes care of melanoma patients. https://t.co/4u9O92Agxb #Melanoma #melsm #immunooncology #Cancer #SkinCancer

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

3/3: In a situation like this, it is far, far better to err on the side of caution. Please, stay home as much as possible, avoid groups of more than 10 people, and refrain from all non-essential travel including trips to the store! https://t.co/6cfDBuCdyx

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

1/3: A lot of younger people are taking a complacent attitude towards the COVID-19 situation and brushing it off as “basically the flu”. This thing is MUCH WORSE than the flu! Up to 20% of people who get infected require supplemental oxygen and/or ventilator support

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

2/3: (including those who are young and healthy), and there can be long term respiratory consequences. Please read this article written by a physician in Italy to get a sense of what could happen here in the U.S. if we don’t take strong measures to slow the spread of this virus.

[Mayo Clinic @MayoClinic]

Although it's known that #alcohol use increases the risk of certain cancers, the actual risk has now been more clearly quantified. https://t.co/rdgAr0UoxR

[Neal Barnard, MD @DrNealBarnard]

Vegan school lunches have three times more fiber—along with more iron, calcium, and vitamins A and C—when compared to meat-based entrées, according to our team's new plant-based pilot study at a K-12 school! https://t.co/ZGauM8nqT8

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Weaponized cells seek and destroy HIV lurking in the body https://t.co/yjYcSD1753

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Slow oscillating neural activity during non-REM sleep triggers waves of cerebrospinal fluid that flow in and out of the sleeping #brain, washing it of harmful metabolic waste products, researchers find in a new Science study. ($) https://t.co/y4wNiNkazf

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Imagine trying to convince an officer that it was a bagel and not beer that gave you a positive breathalyzer test. Perhaps these people can be called “carbaholics”? https://t.co/lR0I5vTw2V

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Newsweek article highlighting our study on plant and animal-based foods and prostate cancer risk: https://t.co/emTBQ99KZ8

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

For those of you who have SiriusXM, I will be interviewed on Doctor Radio tomorrow (10/30/19) at 7:30 pm ET. Tune in if you can!
https://t.co/BbnmjS7U8G

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Thank you @DrNealBarnard for highlighting our study and for all that you do in promoting evidence-based nutrition.

[Neal Barnard, MD @DrNealBarnard]

New prostate cancer review study finds that plant-based diets are protective, while higher intakes of dairy products raise the risk for prostate cancer: https://t.co/MGgh9Vk1Um

[John Shin @JohnYShinMD]

Honored to have our research get some media attention. @MayoClinic #ProstateCancer #lifestylemedicine #plantbased

[Mayo Clinic @MayoClinic]

Researchers from Mayo Clinic recently conducted a study, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, to explore whether plant and animal-based foods increase #ProstateCancer risk.
https://t.co/xOySaIr4H4 via @ajc