Benjamin Knudsen

ORCID: 0000-0002-9709-3076
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  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Computational and Text Analysis Methods
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society

George Washington University
2022-2025

The gut microbiome (gMicrobiome)-a dynamic ecosystem of microorganisms-is emerging as a correlate healthy lifestyle. Patients may not be aware this. General Internal Medicine patients completed surveys evaluating gMicrobiome knowledge, lifestyle dietary intake, physical activity, sleep, and stress. Surveys were given pre-/post-education (n = 112) at 1 month follow-up 60). educational-module comprised video handout describing how enhances health outcomes. Post-educational-module, 9 19 (47%)...

10.1177/15598276251317129 article EN American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 2025-01-31

Patient visitor restrictions were implemented in unprecedented ways during the COVID-19 pandemic and included bans on any visitors to dying patients separating mothers from infants. These without high quality evidence they would be beneficial harms patients, families medical personnel often immediately clear. Evidence has also accumulated finding strict accompanied by long-term individual societal consequences. We highlight numerous examples of that enacted pandemic, including some continue...

10.1007/s40592-025-00230-9 article EN cc-by Bioethics News 2025-02-08

Objective To determine the number of tweets discussing risk Mpox to children and young people in school (1) accuracy, (2) for inaccurate tweets, if was minimised or exaggerated (3) describe characteristics accounts which contained accurate versus information. Design Retrospective observational study. Setting Twitter advanced search January 2023 spanning 18 May 2022–19 September 2022. Participants Accounts labelled as: MD, DO, nurse, pharmacist, physical therapist, other healthcare provider,...

10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002236 article EN cc-by-nc BMJ Paediatrics Open 2024-01-01

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Professional medical organizations publish policy statements that are used to impact legislation or address societal issues. Many nonpartisan, yet it is uncertain whether their balance liberal and conservative values. We determined the political viewpoint (liberal vs conservative) of from six organizations: American Academy Pediatrics (AAP), College Surgeons (ACS), Psychiatric Association (APA), Obstetricians Gynecologists (ACOG), Physicians (ACP), Family...

10.2196/preprints.66204 preprint EN 2024-09-06

Abstract Importance Twitter is used by health professionals to relay information. We sought investigate the use of tweets describe Mpox risks children and young people in school during summer/ fall 2022. Objective To determine number discussing risk 1) accuracy, 2) for inaccurate tweets, if was minimized or exaggerated 3) characteristics accounts which contained accurate vs. Design Retrospective observational study. Setting advanced search January 2023 spanning May 18th, 2022, September...

10.1101/2023.05.11.23289839 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-05-16
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