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If Deaths of Small Children Do Not Move Us to Action What Will?

Weapons of war, such as AR-15s, have no place in people’s home arsenals. Its bullet's caliber rips its target apart – going in small and exiting like the size of a fist.

ENVIRON

America at a Climate Crossroads: The Stark Choices Ahead

As the United States gears up for one of the most consequential elections in its history, the future of climate action is at stake....

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

An endometrial biopsy is a simple office-based procedure where a doctor removes a small amount of tissue from inside the uterine cavity. This procedure

DISEASES

When Your Back Hurts, Sometimes It’s Better Not Knowing Exactly Why

Yet, there is the human desire to KNOW what is going on inside our bodies. There are also costs to knowing that you have a disc protrusion, or osteoarthritis, or degenerative disc disease.

The Disorder That Makes Monster Faces Out of Everyone You See

A rare neurologic disorder turns ordinary faces into disturbing monster-like ones, and research is searching for the answer.

New Alzheimer’s Drugs Will Worsen Inequality

Disclosure: I own a fraction of a share of Eli Lilly stock. We live in a very exciting time! Alzheimer’s medications that are more promising...

Blending Renaissance Thinking and Collaborative Power to Address Global Health Challenges

When I first encountered Yasushi Yamamoto—musician, philosopher, investor, and Founder and CEO of Corundum—I was struck by how naturally he speaks of Renaissance ideals...

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SAFETY

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

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.

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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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