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MENTAL

Why It Benefits You to Be Grateful

The scientific advantages of gratitude, explained by an expert who outlines the mental and medical health benefits.

ENVIRON

The Power of Words

Harnessing Communications Across Disciplines to Heal Our Environment. The power of words must be translated into meaningful actions

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Robotic Hysterectomy

Prepare yourself for a Robotic Hysterectomy by learning more about what the procedure entails.

DISEASES

Restrictive practices in medicine are holding high-income countries back

A paper in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is part of a pattern: middle-income countries do a lot of primary care...

Long Telomeres and Long Life: Did We Get It Wrong? (Hint: Yes)

ARE LONG TELOMERES THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH? Telomeres are structures made from DNA sequences and proteins at the ends of our chromosomes. Telomeres cap and...

Was 2019 a High-Water Mark for Global Public Health?

There is a reason most children today live into adulthood, women around the world no longer feel like surviving childbirth is a roll of...

Forget New Year’s Resolutions and Make a Plan Now

The New Year brings challenges and opportunities, and we need to plan ways to handle both.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Debunking Bleach or Chlorine Dioxide as a Medical Treatment

Respiratory failure; changes in the heart's electrical activity that can cause deadly abnormal rhythms; life-threatening low blood pressure caused by dehydration; acute liver failure; low blood cell counts that require blood transfusion; as well as severe vomiting and diarrhea.

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

Dr. Christiane Northrup on Medika’s Quack Scale

Dr Christiane Northrup scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to both her patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.