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CONDITIONS & DISEASES

Interesting Findings Of Weekend Only Drinking

Pro Tips to Reduce Your Stroke Risk

Lysosomal or Lipid Storage Diseases, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Even Light Exercise May Drop Dementia Risk

Could a Rash be a Sign of Covid-19?

Osteoporosis

The Fluoroscope Serves as a Warning for New Medical Technology

Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

LATEST ARTICLES

Giving Patients More Dignity

Michael Hunter, MD -

Did Healthcare Just Miss its Bus?

Robert Turner, Founding Editor -

Listen: He Was Denied Care Because He Owed His Doctor Less Than $100

Digital Health Interviews: Levi Shapiro & Ellie Hanson – Digital Health in Israel

Alex Koshykov -

Breast Cancer Spreads in the Night

Michael Hunter, MD -

Why I Still Wear a Mask

Julian Willett, MD -

The Elderly, the Disabled, and Others Are Prisoners of Brutal, Inadequate Walkers

Pat Farrell PhD -

Fighting Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Michael Hunter, MD -

Medical Buddhism

Julian Willett, MD -

Managing Menopause-Related Weight Gain

Katherine Saunders MD -

OPINION & IMPACT
HEALTHCARE

Giving Patients More Dignity

Did Healthcare Just Miss its Bus?

Healthcare Policy and Opinion

Digital Health Interviews: Levi Shapiro & Ellie Hanson – Digital Health in Israel

Breast Cancer Spreads in the Night

Why I Still Wear a Mask

The Elderly, the Disabled, and Others Are Prisoners of Brutal, Inadequate Walkers

Fighting Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Medical Buddhism

Do Coffee Lovers Live Longer? And That Added Sugar?

Complex, Chronic Diseases Are Rampant Today

Covid-19 Statistics

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GLOBAL

556,309,899

Total confirmed cases

Updated on July 5, 2022 11:17 pm

GLOBAL

6,364,392

Total deaths

Updated on July 5, 2022 11:17 pm

GLOBAL

21,910,503

Total active cases

Updated on July 5, 2022 11:17 pm

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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

Another Step Forward to Addressing Women’s Cardio Health Inequalities

Better Care is Needed for Postpartum Depression

High Antibody Covid-19 Vaccine Response During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

HT World Correspondent and Medika Editor Gil Bashe Talks with the Medika50 Influencer Who Put Everything On the Line for Patients

Punish the Lazy Obese, Shower Shame on Them, and Refuse Disability Benefits to Them?

It’s not an urban legend: Losing weight is often harder for women

Can You Trust a Home Pregnancy Test?

Five Things Your Nipples May be Trying to Tell You

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

KEEP IN TOUCH

BREAST HEALTH | PREGNANCY

“Deaf” Physicians’ Failure to Listen to Seriously Ill Patients

Forget the G Spot — Here’s the C Spot

Why is Obesity Linked to Breast Cancer?

A Neglected Weight Loss Tool

Tennis Legend Has Ovarian Cancer

The Quack Scale

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

The Quack Scale

We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

The Quack Scale

Fact-Checking Geert Vanden Bossche. Cashing in on Covid Misinformation

The Quack Scale

Zach Bush, MD on Medika’s Quack Scale

Exposing America’s Frontline Doctors and Their Financial Empire Built on Hydroxychloroquine

MENTAL

HEALTHY MINDS

Exponential Innovation: Disrupting The Disruptor

John Nosta - January 5, 2022

Today's world of disruptive change is defined by two terms: innovation and speed. The big idea is important, but equally so is the path that innovation...

Self-indulgent Are Scamming the System with “Emotional Support” Animals

February 18, 2022

Is the New York Times a Shill for Promoters of Psychedelics?

May 18, 2021

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

New Money From CDC Can Reduce the High Rate of Birth Defects in Texas

Dr Jeff Livingston - July 11, 2021

The Texas Birth Defects Registry received new funding from the CDC to help Texas track and trend the most accurate data to identify at-risk populations better and increase our States ability to protect pregnant people and babies.

How Hospitals and Digital Health Can Save People and the Planet

October 19, 2021

Is it Safe to Breastfeed my Baby? Breastmilk and Environmental Toxins

May 24, 2021

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dr Jeff Livingston - January 20, 2021

This article will help you prepare for a Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Understand what is involved in the procedure and

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

October 27, 2020

Preparing for: Colposcopy

June 25, 2020

DISEASES

Is the Keto Diet Right for You in 2021? Nutrition and Medical Evidence.

Dr Bo Stapler - December 29, 2020

Here’s What the Evidence and the Experts Have to Say. A physician and a dietitian explain how the ketogenic diet works and who can benefit from it.

Colon Cancer

Medika Life - June 24, 2020

Colon cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the colon.. Signs of colon cancer include blood in the stool or a change in bowel habits.

Not All Lower Back Pain Treatments Are Equal

Dr Erik Reich - February 6, 2022

Lower back pain is incredibly prevalent across the globe, with some estimates in the scientific literature showing 80% or more of the human population...

First Hospitals in U.S. Implant Next-gen Cardiac Device to Reduce Stroke Risk

Medika Life - August 8, 2020

The WATCHMAN FLX is the only FDA-approved device for the reduction of stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (A Fib).

HEALTHY MINDS

Medical Buddhism

June 28, 2022

The Subtle Signs of Brewing Violence May Be Seen, But Not Always

June 27, 2022

Complex, Chronic Diseases Are Rampant Today

June 27, 2022

U.S. Prepares Launch of a National Three-Digit Number for the Mental Health Crisis Hotline

June 22, 2022

Interesting Findings Of Weekend Only Drinking

June 19, 2022

Looking for Zebras: Medical Mysteries and Transformational Patient Moments

June 19, 2022

Sleep With a Partner for More Restful Sleep: Yes or No?

June 15, 2022

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - November 30, 2020

An essential resource from the FDA warning people about Covid-19 Scams and fake treatments. Over 139 products listed.

Mastering The Art of Tweet-Jacking During a Pandemic

March 31, 2021

The Facts About Fetal Cells and Covid Vaccines Explained

May 7, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

Why I Still Wear a Mask

Julian Willett, MD - June 30, 2022

Why I continue to wear a mask in crowded spaces even after Quebec repealed the mask mandate on public transit.

Do Coffee Lovers Live Longer? And That Added Sugar?

June 27, 2022

Artificial Intelligence, Microbiome, and Predicting Liver Disease

June 20, 2022

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Debunking Nicholas Wade’s Origin of COVID Conspiracy Theory

Science Duuude - May 29, 2021

Nicholas Wade debunked by real virologists. His Origin of Covid theory is flawed. He misinterprets and misrepresents science and scientists. Wade is exposed

The Dirtiest Dozen. Meet The Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Covid Health Grifters

May 2, 2021

Dr. Christiane Northrup on Medika’s Quack Scale

November 16, 2020