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Washington University Starts Clinic to Help Covid Long Haulers

Washington University School of Medicine announced a new clinic specifically targeting patients with long Covid and post-Covid conditions.

ENVIRON

Why Israel’s Brilliant Climate Solutions Are Still Invisible

If you work in climate or environmental innovation, you’ve probably felt the shift: it’s getting harder to break through. Funding is tighter. Policymakers are...

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

A loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is a treatment to remove abnormal cervical cells to prevent cervical cancer.

DISEASES

The Disorder That Makes Monster Faces Out of Everyone You See

A rare neurologic disorder turns ordinary faces into disturbing monster-like ones, and research is searching for the answer.

A Life-Saving Proposal: Offer Narcan Nasal Spray For Free

The pharmaceutical industry must move beyond a business and manufacture to become a beacon of action for the countless lives lost and impacted by the social blight of addiction.

Clinic Notes: I Didn’t Expect to Speak Japanese Today

He came in wearing a loose hospital gown, but he carried himself like a man who had once walked freely through the world. When I...

From Bread to Barriers: When Health-Care Access Becomes the Crime

Les Misérables was never truly about bread. Bread was the spark, hunger the condition, and desperation the predictable outcome of a system that was...

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SAFETY

The Facts About Fetal Cells and Covid Vaccines Explained

Fact checking the use of fetal cells in vaccines. Understanding how vaccines are manufactured and tested will help allay your fears about any risk from

CARDIO

The Best Dating Game in Health Innovation Happens Just Off the Main Stage

Every January, San Francisco undergoes a transformation. For one week, the city shifts into high gear for the life sciences sector, becoming a dense,...

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Andrew Wakefield, the ultimate medical con on Medika’s Quack Scale

Andrew Wakefield is the greatest medical fraud of our generation. Guilty of malpractice, misleading the public, lying, falsifying data, and causing vaccine