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Healthcare and Medical Care Are Not the Same – The Difference is Very Important

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Flawed Research, Clever Marketing, and the Failure of a Depression Theory

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HEALTHCARE

Healthcare and Medical Care Are Not the Same – The Difference is Very Important

Is Social Media to Be Trusted for Health Information?

Flawed Research, Clever Marketing, and the Failure of a Depression Theory

Are Virtual Meetings Stifling Your Creativity?

Healthcare Policy and Opinion

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Communication: The Missing Link Between Vision and Progress on Environment and Social Responsibility Priorities

Eco Policy and Opinion

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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

The PREGOPOWER App for expectant mothers

UFE: Treating Uterine Fibroids without Losing Your Uterus

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

Medical Buddhism

Managing Menopause-Related Weight Gain

Deceptive Fairy Tales and the Desperate Worshiping at the Altar of Beauty

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Can You Trust a Home Pregnancy Test?

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

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The Quack Scale

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

The Quack Scale

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The Quack Scale

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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

Added Sugars: A Masterclass

Elizabeth Knight PhD - January 3, 2022

It’s January, and there’s a solid chance “eat better” is on your list of goals and resolutions. If you’ve turned to the internet for...

Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder Gets Vote of Support

October 10, 2020

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

June 15, 2022

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Reimagining a World for Health and Environmental Health for Sustainable Well-Being – Part 1

Medika Life - May 18, 2022

How do we change the direction of our planetary health for a sustainable future? The Global Action Summit explored the possibilities.

Our Health and Our Planet’s Health Are Intertwined

August 17, 2021

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

August 3, 2022

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

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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: Permanent Birth Control or Bilateral Salpingectomy

June 3, 2020

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

November 4, 2020

DISEASES

Your Television Could Kill You

Michael Hunter, MD - January 30, 2022

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF DVT? Deep venous thromboembolism is the fancy medical term for blood clots in your veins. Researchers recently looked at the...

Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - June 26, 2020

Eczema or Atopic Dermatitis is a non-contagious inflammatory skin condition. It is a chronic disease characterized by dry skin

Four Ways COVID has Changed Health Tech

John Whyte MD - December 29, 2021

Like most tech lovers, I’m excited about the upcoming CES conference. I won’t be attending in person but will be watching it very closely...

Liver Cancer, HCC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)

Medika Life - June 23, 2020

Liver cancer includes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Risk factors for HCC include chronic infection with hepatitis B or C and cirrhosis of the liver.

HEALTHY MINDS

Is Social Media to Be Trusted for Health Information?

August 12, 2022

Flawed Research, Clever Marketing, and the Failure of a Depression Theory

August 4, 2022

Are Virtual Meetings Stifling Your Creativity?

August 4, 2022

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

August 3, 2022

Depression isn’t Caused by Low Serotonin Level, Are SSRIs still Effective?

August 2, 2022

The Robber’s Cave May Save Us in Times of Extreme Turmoil

August 2, 2022

One More Peril of Short Sleep

August 2, 2022

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

Voluntary Recall: Two Lots of NP Thyroid® Tablets, Due to Sub Potency

Medika Life - September 19, 2020

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling one lot of 15-mg and one lot of 120-mg NP Thyroid®, Thyroid Tablets, USP [levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine (T3)] to the consumer level.

ACOG Statement on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

April 14, 2021

Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products

November 30, 2020

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

Gil Bashe - August 3, 2022

Fixing one piece of the healthcare puzzle is encouraging - but is it transformational? Here are 10 things we can consider to make things better.

Takeaway and Delivery Meals Make You Fat, Start Cooking Your Own Food

August 2, 2022

A Ridiculous Way to Improve Your Heart Health

July 31, 2022

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Kelly Brogan on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 16, 2020

Kelly Brogan scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a very high risk to both her patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

May 17, 2021

Calling Tomorrow. Has Time Proven Covid Quacks and Conspiracy Theorists Right or Wrong?

September 30, 2021