D In the News
Stay up to date with breaking headlines on vitamin D and COVID-19
Vitamin D & COVID-19 Latest News
The relationship between 25(OH) vitamin D levels and COVID-19 onset and disease course in Spanish patients
The relationship between 25(OH) vitamin D levels and COVID-19 onset and disease course in Spanish patients Vitamin D deficiency in patients with COVID-19 was correlated with an increased risk of hospital admission
One University of Chicago study suggests that vitamin D may help prevent COVID-19 in black people.
One University of Chicago study suggests that vitamin D may help...
Can Vitamin D prevent COVID-19? The Pros and Cons of supplements used to treat and prevent disease.
A local Philadelphia cardiologist...
Low Levels of Vitamin D and Calcium Linked to COVID-19 Severity
Many patients who’ve been a part of studies implicating nutritional markers in COVID-19 severity...
Scientists Say ‘Health Warning’ Needed on Vit D/COVID-19 Preprint
A preprint study, showing that vitamin D (calcifediol, [25(OH)D3]) given to patients hospitalized...
Dr Fauci says take vitamin D if you are deficient – here’s how to know
While Dr. Anthony Fauci admits most “so-called immune boosting” supplements being marketed amid...
Leading French experts advise vitamin D to counter Covid-19
Over 70 experts have called for the supplement to be given to people in France – especially those...
Vitamin D and covid: Experts say more research needed
Interest in vitamin D supplements has spiked during the pandemic as many people have sought...
Sorting Out Whether Vitamin D Deficiency Raises COVID-19 Risk
Even Anthony Fauci, MD, has said he takes a vitamin D supplement. Vitamin D “does have...
Meet The Expert
Dr. Vatsal G. Thakkar, M.D.
Vatsal G. Thakkar, M.D. is a physician founder and chief medical officer of Reimbursify, has a decade-long background in academic medicine, and has studied and treated vitamin D deficiency in over 1000 patients as an integrative psychiatrist. Since the coronavirus pandemic, he’s published two op-eds on vitamin D’s effects on the novel coronavirus, including one coauthored with former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, MD, MPH. He’s a signatory to the Vitamin D for All open letter, signed by over 200 international doctors and scientists. Find a copy of the letter, his Op-Eds, and a personalized vitamin D dose calculator on his website: www.vatsalthakkar.com
