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MENTAL

Punish the Lazy Obese, Shower Shame on Them, and Refuse Disability Benefits to Them?

Obesity is an evolving medical disorder that still includes shame and the refusal of disability benefits without serious medical side effects.

ENVIRON

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health...

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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

How Much Deep Sleep Do You Need?

“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”― Ernest Hemingway THE BENEFITS OF SLEEP are numerous. Like eating...

Promise and Peril of Instant Health Information Access for Consumers

Apps and AI Help Patients Access in a Blink Their Diagnostic Data: But Lacking Physician Input Fuels Fear

Sizzling Stats: The Science Behind the New Average Body Temperature

Did you know that the normal body temperature is not 98.6°F?

Obesity Touches Everything

Considering that over 40% of U.S. adults have obesity and there are fewer than ten thousand obesity medicine specialists, PCPs are a critical part of the solution as we tackle this epidemic.

HEALTHY MINDS

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

AISAP Rural Health Breakthrough in Ghana is a Blueprint for Solving Cardiology Deserts

Access to cardiac care remains one of the most pressing, yet overlooked, crises in global health. In the United States, nearly half of all...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

How Medika’s Quack Scale Works

To help you sort out the schemers and con artists Medika has set up our own Quack Scale for you to easily and quickly identify healthcare professionals that pose a risk to your health and mental wellbeing.