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Why Do Adults Need Coloring Books?

As writing incorporates a greater degree of brainpower, involving as it does our muscles, portions of our brain involved in decision-making and elaboration of intent and memory, drawing does much the same.

ENVIRON

Discovering a Simple Solution: Boiling Tap Water Effectively Removes 90% of Microplastics.

Plastics - they permeate the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil beneath our feet and have emerged as an omnipresent concern.

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

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

DISEASES

Is My Drink Plotting My Downfall? Xylitol Explained

I thought the story of scary bug-eyed fish with fiber-optic lights protruding from their foreheads would be my story of the week. But then I saw scary...

It’s Not Us vs. Them: What the Terminator Teaches Us About AI and the Future of Health

“I know now why you cry. But it is something I can never do.”– The Terminator, T2: Judgment Day That moment, when the T-800, a...

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

The following article is based on expert discussions taken from the MSD Pneumococcal Vaccination Policy Roundtable that took place in Cape Town, South Africa...

Back to the Future of Medicine: The Physician Reimagined

Healthcare is in constant motion—bending to social pressures, economic realities, and technological breakthroughs. But if we step back and observe the arc of medical...

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SAFETY

The Mechanics of Vaping and Its Medical Impact on Your Health

How safe is vaping? What medical literature exists to support claims of safety or the contrary? Medika examines the lucrative industry.

CARDIO

Stopping Middle-Age Spread

  If you’re an adult in the U.S., you can expect to gain 10 to 25 pounds between your 20s and your 40s. Starting between...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Judy Mikovits on Medika’s Quack Scale

Dr Judy Mikovits 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.