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

This article was published orginally in Fortune and is authored by Arthur Allen and republished with permission from KHN (@khnews). The drug industry, patient advocates,...

ENVIRON

COP29 Opening Ceremony: Leaders Call for Bold Action Amid Global Climate Crisis

A central issue at COP29 is the need for increased climate finance to support developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate impacts

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

When the baby is delivered through an incision in the abdomen and uterus, it is called a cesarean section or C-section delivery. Information on the procedure

DISEASES

Football Player Hamlin’s On-field Collapse Reminds Me to Know CPR

THE ON-FIELD COLLAPSE AND CARDIAC ARREST of National Football League (NFL) safety Damar Hamlin after a tackle on “Monday Night Football.” The football player Hamlin’s on-field collapse reminds me to know CPR.

The Lifelong Exercise That Keeps Japanese Moving

How do the Japanese pull off the longevity feat. They achieve long lives. What is their secret to longevity? Found out here...

CDC Lost Round One – But the Public Health Match Continues

Public health is now grappling with the most severe COVID threat: the “I don’t give a damn” variant.

Surprising Creativity Associated with Some Forms of Dementia

We think of dementia as the overarching destruction of the brain resulting in an inability to perform daily tasks or interact appropriately, but that’s not always the case.

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SAFETY

mRNA Technology, Human DNA and The Traffic Flow of Genetic Material

Can RNA from a SARS-Cov2 infection find its way into our DNA. A recent preprint suggests reasons why genetic viral material is showing up in PCR tests

CARDIO

Nutrition Advice Keeps Changing — And What Never Changes

For decades we’ve been told to avoid eggs, butter, whole milk, and red meat. Then eggs were declared acceptable again. Butter quietly returned to many...

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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