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If You Don’t Want Chronic Pain, Focus on What You DO Want.

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Should You Take a Multivitamin?

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Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

Pat Farrell PhD -

If We Are Not At The Table, We Will Be On The Menu

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa -

Twitter’s Decision to Stand-down on COVID Misinformation Highlights a New Symptom — “Trust Deregulation”

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -

Does Vitamin D Drop Cancer Risk?

Michael Hunter, MD -

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LATEST ARTICLES

If You Don’t Want Chronic Pain, Focus on What You DO Want.

Anna Holtzman -

Should You Take a Multivitamin?

Michael Hunter, MD -

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

Pat Farrell PhD -

If We Are Not At The Table, We Will Be On The Menu

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa -

Twitter’s Decision to Stand-down on COVID Misinformation Highlights a New Symptom — “Trust Deregulation”

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -

Does Vitamin D Drop Cancer Risk?

Michael Hunter, MD -

Hospice Care on a Personal Level in My Family

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Cullen Burnell -

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Rethinking End-of-Life Planning With The Digital Twin

OPINION & IMPACT
HEALTHCARE

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

If We Are Not At The Table, We Will Be On The Menu

Twitter’s Decision to Stand-down on COVID Misinformation Highlights a New Symptom — “Trust Deregulation”

Fear and Uncertainty: A New Health Reality for Families

Weapons of War in Civilian Hands

The Story of The Un-Vaccinated

Implementing AI – Artificial, Augmented, or Amplified – is Complex and Unavoidable

Old Medical Oath Needs Refresh From the Original Hippocratic Version

Should I Vaccinate my Child Against Covid?

Babies & Children

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

Covid-19 Statistics

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GLOBAL

650,114,712

Total confirmed cases

Updated on December 5, 2022 6:50 am

GLOBAL

6,646,907

Total deaths

Updated on December 5, 2022 6:50 am

GLOBAL

35,290,706

Total active cases

Updated on December 5, 2022 6:50 am

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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

Most Babies Born to Covid-19 Moms Do Well

UFE: Treating Uterine Fibroids without Losing Your Uterus

Experts Say Covid-19 Vaccine Is Not Linked to Miscarriage or Infertility

Is Social Media to Be Trusted for Health Information?

Cher’s Severe, Hidden Disorder Chipped Away at Her Self-Esteem

Is There an Effective Time of Day to Take Your Medication or Not?

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

Five Things Your Nipples May be Trying to Tell You

KEEP IN TOUCH

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

3-D Mammograms — Worth It?

Which Women’s Health Conditions Affect Men?

8 Tips to Solve Vaginal Dryness and Overcome Painful Intercourse

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

Pfizer Confirms mRNA Vaccine Never Tested for Preventing COVID Transmission

The Quack Scale

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

The Quack Scale

Zach Bush, MD on Medika’s Quack Scale

MENTAL

HEALTHY MINDS

Is Your Bedroom Dark Enough?

Michael Hunter, MD - July 13, 2022

Many of us struggle to get the optimal nightly seven to nine hours of sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society recommends that adults (ages 18 to 60) sleep seven or more hours regularly for optimal sleep health.

Control, There Are Reasons to Smile

December 11, 2021

Amouranth, Twitch, Amazon, and the Unraveling of Compassion and Common Sense

October 19, 2022

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

How Do We Americans Stack up Healthwise? Very Poorly!

Stephen Schimpff, MD MACP - July 17, 2022

Despite all, we spend on healthcare (over 4 trillion dollars or nearly 20% of GDP,) we are not a healthy population. So, how unhealthy are we? Very!

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

July 11, 2021

Why Your Breast Milk May Already Be Too Toxic For Your Child

May 13, 2021

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

Dr Jeff Livingston - June 3, 2020

A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

Preparing for: Colposcopy

June 25, 2020

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

January 20, 2021

DISEASES

Osgood Schlatter or Osteochondrosis

Medika Life - June 29, 2020

Osgood Schlatter's disease, also known as osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, is a common cause of anterior (front) knee pain in the skeletally immature

FDA Approves Covid-19 Pfizer Vaccine for Kids Age 12–15

Dr Jeff Livingston - May 11, 2021

The FDA expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer messenger RNA Covid-19 vaccine for kids age 12–15 years old.

Largest Coordinated HIV Testing Event in the Nation on June 27th

Medika Life - June 15, 2022

Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a public information initiative of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation), are teaming up with health departments and community organizations in more than 250 cities to host the largest coordinated National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event in the nation.

Trichomoniasis: A Common Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

Dr Jeff Livingston - May 26, 2020

While not as common as HPV, chlamydia, and herpes, trichomoniasis affects 174 million people infected around the world each year.

HEALTHY MINDS

If You Don’t Want Chronic Pain, Focus on What You DO Want.

December 4, 2022

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

December 4, 2022

Twitter’s Decision to Stand-down on COVID Misinformation Highlights a New Symptom — “Trust Deregulation”

November 30, 2022

Weapons of War in Civilian Hands

November 28, 2022

Rethinking End-of-Life Planning With The Digital Twin

November 28, 2022

A Screen Is No Substitute

November 28, 2022

Do Probiotics Repair Antibiotic-Induced Gut Damage?

November 27, 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

Gain of Function Research. Have We Opened Pandora’s Box?

June 4, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

Let’s Improve Cardiovascular Health in Transgender People

Elizabeth Knight PhD - November 28, 2022

Access to care, risk awareness, and prevention are the keys to health equity.

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

November 15, 2022

More Evidence Linking Ultraprocessed Foods and Early Death

November 13, 2022

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Suzanne Humphries on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - December 5, 2020

Dr. Suzanne Humphries scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.

Who Not To Trust: A List of 10 Covid-19 Charlatans and “Medical” Snake-Oil Salesmen

September 21, 2020

Dr. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

November 25, 2020