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A Screen Is No Substitute

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa -
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted in-person work and fundamentally altered the dynamic of in-person meetings, many of my administrative functions occurred virtually. Every...

The Disorder That Makes Monster Faces Out of Everyone You See

Listeners On Call Tackles Loneliness Through the Art of Listening

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How Do We Americans Stack up Healthwise? Very Poorly!

Stephen Schimpff, MD MACP -
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

Securing our Economic Future Against Malaria

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Preparing for: Colposcopy

Dr Jeff Livingston -
Our Preparing for series allows a patient to properly prepare themselves for a procedure. Answers about how long the procedure will last, what’s involved, what to expect

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

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Is My Drink Plotting My Downfall? Xylitol Explained

Michael Hunter, MD -
I thought the story of scary bug-eyed fish with fiber-optic lights protruding from their foreheads would be my story of the week. But then I saw scary...

The Stroke That Stole My Father And the Tiny Device That Could Stop the Next One

Michael Hunter, MD -
It happened without warning. My father collapsed at home, his face slack, his words gone. In Shakespeare’s Henry VI, they called it a sudden outrage:“What sudden outrage...

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

Pat Farrell PhD -
The prescription says BID, TID or PRN, but is there a time of day instead of a number of hours between doses, to take your medication? Science thinks there may be.

Key Takeaways from the ARVO 2024 Annual Meeting – the Vision Science Community Gathers

SriniVas Sadda MD -
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) holds an annual meeting that serves as the main forum for the vision science community...

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How My Breast Cancer Providers Have Compromised My Life

Christina Vaughn -
Being poor can get you killed. A damning indictment of breast cancer Providers from a Medicaid survivor of a double mastectomy.

Proving Vaccine Safety Without Relying on Science

Opioids. Everything you need to know about America’s Most Lethal Drugs

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

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -
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...

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

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

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Simone Gold and America’s Frontline Con Artists Launch a Road Trip

Robert Turner, Founding Editor -
America's Frontline Doctors (AFLD) and Simone Gold, disgraced medical quack, take their medical carnival show on the road in an RV, just like Medicine men of old.

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

How Medika’s Quack Scale Works

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