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2024 Health Trends: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -
Here are 10 health-sector developments—not ranked—to watch in the coming year, determined by media coverage, reader interest, and personal interest.

Are Early Morning Laboratory Studies Really Necessary in Hospitalized Patients?

10-Year-Old Killers Are Responsible for Their Actions?

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ECO HEALTH

Unpacking the State of Climate Action 2023 Report

Ian Hancock -
The imperative for immediate and transformative change echoes across diverse industry sectors

How Do We Americans Stack up Healthwise? Very Poorly!

Nonstick Pans: The Truth About Safety and How to Use Them Right

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Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

Macarthur Medical Center -
A vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive technique to remove the uterus. Vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive surgery that benefits patients by having only a vaginal incision, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, reduced pain, and a shorter hospital stay.

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

Preparing for: Colposcopy

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Lung Cancer: It’s Not Just Cigarettes.

Michael Hunter, MD -
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer worldwide in men and the second leading cause in women. Five pro tips on how you can reduce your risk of lung cancer.

Biotech Showcase at 18: The Other Center of Gravity

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -
Every January, San Francisco becomes a temporary capital of global health innovation. The pilgrimage is familiar. Leaders from biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, finance, policy, and technology...

Your Body Ages in Leaps: Stanford’s Surprising Findings at Ages 44 and 60

Michael Hunter, MD -
A new study provides some insights, revealing what may be behind my physical decline.

Quitting Alcohol Drops Your Cancer Risk, Right? Not So Fast.

Michael Hunter, MD -
THERE IS NOT STRONG EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT CUTTING DOWN (or completely stopping) alcohol intake will significantly reduce the risk of most cancers. Yes, I, too,...

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Cleverly Using Semantics to Deceive and Avoid Licensing as a Therapist?

Pat Farrell PhD -
Coaching, without a doubt, is big business, and it is estimated to bring in $11B in 2021. There is little control over the use of the term “life coach,” and it is an unregulated industry

What You Say on TeleHealth Doesn’t Stay on Telehealth. How Patient Data is Under Threat

Kratom, the Undiluted Truth. Is it a Dangerous Drug or a Godsend?

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GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

Pat Farrell PhD -
When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

Stopping Middle-Age Spread

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Zach Bush, MD on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life -
Zach Bush, MD scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. Bush has become the poster boy for alternate/complementary health and mixes pseudoscience and mystical mumbo-jumbo with his own brand of traditional medicine

Dr. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

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