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Europe Reimagines Foreign Aid as Investment

As the U.S. slashes foreign aid, Europe rewires its model — less charity, more strategic investment.

ENVIRON

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

One could be forgiven for taking a pessimistic outlook on our world, given the current state of our global household.

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

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.

DISEASES

Unique Global Symposium Suggests Vital Shifts in Cancer Treatment

More than 30 preeminent experts to present virtually; vast degree of structural disease change, high speed of cancer evolution, rarely considered until now

Galactorrhea or Milky Nipple Discharge in Women

Galactorrhea is a discharge of milk or a milk-like secretion from the breast in women who aren't breast feeding or in women six months post-partum.

Chronic Pain Is Not Your Fault. Read That Again.

Blaming ourselves for having chronic pain is a very common roadblock to healing.

Are Lives Lost by Cognitively Impaired/Drug-Abusing Physicians? Who Reports Them?

Oversight of cognitively impaired or drug-abusing physicians/healthcare workers is a serious, delicate matter.

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SAFETY

You Don’t Need to be an Idiot to be a CovIdiot

The term CovIdiot is misleading as it suggests anti-vax and anti-pandemic people are idiots. Nothing could be further from the truth and this perception prevents us reaching this demographic.

CARDIO

At HLTH Europe, BBC StoryWorks Shines a Light on Women’s Health and the Challenge of Navigating Care

Conversations about women's health are not new. Researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and policymakers have spent decades drawing attention to disparities in care, gaps in...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Zach Bush, MD on Medika’s Quack Scale

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