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MENTAL

Dementia Remains One of Our Most Serious Mysteries

Many dementia misdiagnoses are written in stone in charts, and then the patients are treated accordingly. Often, patients suffer from this ageist bias.

ENVIRON

Turning the Tide: BlueGreen and Winrock Team Up to Fight Global Water Crisis

Water—our planet’s most vital resource—is under threat. Across continents, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are turning green from harmful algal blooms (HABs), fueled by rising...

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization

During a laparoscopic tubal ligation out-patient procedure, the fallopian tubes are tied, cut, or removed to permanently prevent pregnancy. Tubal surgery blocks the pathway between the uterus and ovaries preventing sperm from reaching the egg.

DISEASES

Kids Are Affected by Climate Change in Ways We Rarely Consider

Climate change isn't solely a matter of warming air and seas, it affects kids both mentally and physically.

Stop Owning a Cancer Diagnosis

Sitting on hold on the phone a few years ago during active cancer treatment to speak to one of my Texas Oncology providers, I...

An Honest Explanation of Climate Denial

Lord David Frost recently downplayed the urgency of climate warming mitigation, suggesting that the UK manage this with air conditioning and structural changes to buildings. However, his stance seems dangerously shortsighted with looming threats like disease transmission from the tiger mosquito and potentially catastrophic shifts in weather patterns due to the Gulf Stream's instability. It's critical to approach climate change with the gravity and urgency it warrants, prioritising long-term safety over short-term convenience.

Dying Because of Medical Disbelief Shouldn’t Happen in the 21st Century

People often ridicule, debunk, and dismiss an all-too-common syndrome, resulting in deaths due to ignorance.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

How My Breast Cancer Providers Have Compromised My Life

Being poor can get you killed. A damning indictment of breast cancer Providers from a Medicaid survivor of a double mastectomy.

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...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

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