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War Leaves a Tormenting Stain on Children’s Minds and Forges Life Changes?

Air raid sirens are not a normal part of childhood, and this frightening sound will always remain with any child in a war zone....

ENVIRON

A Business Approach To Reducing Healthcare Costs

Do It By Improving Employee Health — It Works! This is the 13th article in a series on America’s dysfunctional healthcare system.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

A vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive technique to remove the uterus. Vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive surgery that benefits patients by having only a vaginal incision, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, reduced pain, and a shorter hospital stay.

DISEASES

Eight Early Signs of Heart Trouble You Shouldn’t Ignore

Recognizing Heart Attack symptoms early on can save your life or the life of someone close to you. Some are obvious and others can mimic different conditions.

Is Your Salt Threatening You?

Adding salt may take years from your life.

Reversing the Doctor Drain

How innovative partnership models may help slow the erosion of medical care in America’s rural and Indigenous tribal areas

Can Blueberries Save You From Burnout?

“Can food really undo burnout?” a reader recently asked me. It’s a brilliant question — practical, personal, and rooted in lived experience. We’ve all been there:...

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Proving Vaccine Safety Without Relying on Science

It's the hottest debate of the year. How safe is the Covid Vaccine? Should you get it? What are the risks? What's the point if you can still catch the coronavirus? Why bother if you still need to wear a mask? Will it make you sterile?

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. Suzanne Humphries on Medika’s Quack Scale

Dr. Suzanne Humphries 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.