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Sleep Loss and Stress Are Stealthy Culprits in Tinnitus Increase or Are They?

The buzzing or constant electrical current sounds in your head isn't simply that you are aging; it's bolstered by things you can control.

ENVIRON

Watching the Pigs

America’s public health system has been slow to track H5N1, ignoring important lessons from Covid-19 and downplaying the potential threat that could be on the horizon.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

An endometrial biopsy is a simple office-based procedure where a doctor removes a small amount of tissue from inside the uterine cavity. This procedure

DISEASES

Freedom May Be Anxiety-Provoking, So Should We Avoid It?

One of the foremost psychoanalysts, Erich Fromm, wrote a provocative book many decades ago outlining how freedom related to anxiety.

AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

ntroduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping public health — from enhancing disease surveillance and diagnostics to easing workforce burdens — but it also raises...

Stop Making Excuses. Prioritize People!

Telemedicine and EMR Interoperability – Two Patient-Centered Tech Advances – Can Help Us Overcome Fragmentation in the Health Ecosystem, but Only if We Have the Will to Make Them Work

Overcoming Self-Blame and Self-Shame

This week, I’m doing something a little different. Instead of my usual blog post, I’m going to share with you an excerpt of a...

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

Goop is Gwyneth Paltrow's platform that is increasingly peddling personal health and advising her followers to use practices and products that are not medically suited

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 Joseph Mercola on Medika’s Quack Scale

Dr Joseph Mercola scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. Mercola is the ultimate digital Quack cum snake oil salesman.