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Beyond the Tech: The Most Important Leadership Priority in the Age of AI

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Is “Whataboutism” Killing Empathy?

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Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

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Is Age-Related Muscle Loss Linked to Early Mortality?

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An Ageing Population Underlines Need for New Strategies to Improve Uptake of Adult Pneumococcal Immunisation

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From Skinner’s Operant Conditioning to Artificial Intelligence’s Algorithms

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LATEST ARTICLES

Beyond the Tech: The Most Important Leadership Priority in the Age of AI

Robert Sundelius, FACHE -

Is “Whataboutism” Killing Empathy?

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Pat Farrell PhD -

Is Age-Related Muscle Loss Linked to Early Mortality?

Michael Hunter, MD -

An Ageing Population Underlines Need for New Strategies to Improve Uptake of Adult Pneumococcal Immunisation

Mark Chataway -

From Skinner’s Operant Conditioning to Artificial Intelligence’s Algorithms

Atefeh Ferdosipour -

New York Tackles Insulin Access Hurdles as Governor Hochul Takes on Therapy Costs

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -

Guilt Is a Weapon, and We Need to Defend Ourselves

Pat Farrell PhD -

Health Equity & Inclusion in Action: Laying the Foundations for a Fairer, Healthier Future

Christopher Nial -

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

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HEALTHCARE

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Editors Choice

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

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We Know the Health Ecosystem is Fragmented, Resulting in Rising Costs and Poorer Patient Outcomes, But What Are We Doing About It?

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Exclusive Medika Conversation with HIMSS Top Leadership – Inside Scoop on Key 2024 Priorities

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HIMSS 2024 will Feature Prominently in Medika Life Coverage

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Galen Growth + ViVE 2024 Champion Digital Health Innovation as a Salve for an Ailing US Health Ecosystem

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Understanding the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines: Insights from a Major International Study

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Digital Health Trends Revealed – Exuberance Gives Way to Savvy Investors

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Psychiatry’s “Bible” Panel Comes Under Fire for Funding and Gifts

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Pursuing Happy Modernity: AI and Human Exploration in New Research-Based Tech

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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

Marjorie Taylor Green Needs a Primer on How Birth Control Works

Iron-Deficiency Anemia; Why It Happens and What to Do About It

Artificial Intelligence Company Helps IVF Patients Get Pregnant

The Top 10 Public Health Policy Issues for Election Year 2024

Benchmark KFF Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Nearly $24,000 in 2023

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

KEEP IN TOUCH

8 Habits That Might Add Decades to Your Life

Dr. Susan Love: A Legacy of Empathy and Empowerment in Medicine

Why Improving Women’s Health Around the World is Urgent

Longer Breastfeeding Results in Better School Achievement: Why Might That Be?

Life Science Dominates Boston in June as BIO (and DHIS) Take Over Bean Town

Clinics IV Life Launches a New Clinic Model to Change the Face of Charitable Maternal Care, Delivery to Impoverished Communities

The Quack Scale

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

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Video of Jordon Walker, Supposed Pfizer Researcher, Goes Viral

The Quack Scale

We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

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Pfizer Confirms mRNA Vaccine Never Tested for Preventing COVID Transmission

The Quack Scale

Fact-Checking Geert Vanden Bossche. Cashing in on Covid Misinformation

MENTAL

HEALTHY MINDS

Tech Marches On, While Humanity Drags Its Feet

John Nosta - January 3, 2022

I thought it would be fun to look back at some of my predictions for health tech from almost a decade ago in Forbes....

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

October 18, 2023

New Alzheimer’s Drugs Will Worsen Inequality

August 17, 2023

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

COVID Became a MedTech Proving Ground Pointing to Planetary Health Priorities

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - January 30, 2023

Medika Health Tech Hot Spot Travelogue – 1st Stop on the Global Ecohealth and Health Tech Tour - Tel Aviv! "Global State of Digital Health" is a travel guide to innovation.

Schools May Foul the Drinking Water, Endanger and Damage Children

May 7, 2021

Harvesting the Breeze: Unleashing the Power of Wind Energy

July 23, 2023

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

Medika Life - June 3, 2020

Prepare yourself for a Hysteroscopic Polypectomy by learning more about what the procedure entails.

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

June 3, 2020

Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

November 1, 2020

DISEASES

Don’t Crystal Ball Patients’ Futures – AI Delivers Accuracy Right Now

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - February 8, 2024

Medika Life Talks with Ibex CEO Joseph Mossel on How AI is Changing Pathologists’ Workflow, Output and Professional Satisfaction

Covid Masks: What You Should Know

Michael Hunter, MD - January 17, 2022

I SWAPPED OUT MY SURGICAL MASK for the N95 and KN94 ones. Given my newer masks are not inexpensive, how long can I wear one...

Obesity and Exercise Have Opposite Effects on Muscle and Fat

Michael Hunter, MD - October 8, 2022

A NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EXERCISE. Physical activity is an important tool for maintaining or restoring good health.

Clever Choice of Colors Draws Children Into Poor Food Choices

Pat Farrell PhD - June 16, 2023

The colors of packaging are particularly attractive to children, and merchandising takes full advantage of this fact.

HEALTHY MINDS

Is “Whataboutism” Killing Empathy?

April 16, 2024

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

April 16, 2024

From Skinner’s Operant Conditioning to Artificial Intelligence’s Algorithms

April 11, 2024

Guilt Is a Weapon, and We Need to Defend Ourselves

April 2, 2024

Surprising Connection Found: Missing Teeth At Birth Linked to Cancer Risk

March 18, 2024

Researchers Have Stepped Into the Weird World of Science Fiction

March 18, 2024

Updating Maslow’s Theory in the Ever-Evolving AI Era

March 13, 2024

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

How Geert Vanden Bossche is Destroying American Herd Immunity

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - May 8, 2021

Geert Vanden Bossche presents a real and present danger to America's covid vaccination program. Data shows the growing reach and influence he enjoys in the US and Canada

Vaccine Passports. Where Does Your State Stand? A List of all 50 States

July 7, 2021

The Mechanics of Vaping and Its Medical Impact on Your Health

February 12, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Pat Farrell PhD - April 16, 2024

Tobacco products have been proven to cause various cancers, but new nicotine-containing products are questionable, too.

HIMSS – Global Meeting Ground for Health Info Innovators to Secure Partnerships and Advance Care

March 4, 2024

Understanding the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines: Insights from a Major International Study

February 25, 2024

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

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

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - May 9, 2021

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.

Dr Joseph Mercola on Medika’s Quack Scale

November 17, 2020

Dr. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

November 25, 2020