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MENTAL

How Stress Affects Your Brain

STRESS CAN PLAY HAVOC WITH YOUR BRAIN HEALTH. Today we explore how you can walk away from stress and other means to calm your brain.

ENVIRON

Hidden Danger in Your Cocoa: Unveiling the Heavy Metal Threat Lurking in Your Chocolate

Recent findings have uncovered a hidden danger in some popular chocolates — a threat beyond calories and sugar content.

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

Troubling Colorectal Cancer Rise In Young Adults

One in five new cases of colorectal cancer occurs in younger individuals, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

When Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last year, the stakes for finding the right OB-GYN felt high. Caldwell, a...

Skin Cancer, an overview

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. The main types of skin cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma.

CAR T Therapy For Drug Resistant Multiple Myeloma

This is a series on the advances in CAR T, a remarkable immunotherapy treatment dubbed a “living drug.”

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Debunking Common Coronavirus and Covid Misconceptions, Myths, Lies, and Fairytales

Debunking Covid myths and conspiracies about masks, vaccines, PCR tests and more. A long list of misinformation rebutted. Want to help counter covid misinformation?

CARDIO

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

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Edgar Suter on Medika’s Quack Scale

Dr. Edgar Suter scores 4 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. We recommend seeking alternate medical care for a trustworthy and reputable source.