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For Leaders, When Is it Time to Speak Out for Science?

AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

Christopher Nial -

Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

Pat Farrell PhD -

Clinic Notes: What My Patients Said This Week

Michael Hunter, MD -

Shining a Light on Early Cancer Detection

Overwork Is Rewiring Your Brain. Here’s What Neuroscience Wants You to Know

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How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

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Back to the Future of Medicine: The Physician Reimagined

Retreating from the Opportunity of a Century

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Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

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OPINION & IMPACT
HEALTH

For Leaders, When Is it Time to Speak Out for Science?

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Retreating from the Opportunity of a Century

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Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

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Trump’s Drug Price Gambit: Cheaper for America, But Who Pays the Price?

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How Real-World Evidence Proves the Power of Patient Engagement

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How the growing trade war could affect biopharma intellectual property

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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

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A Digital Turning Point in Migraine Care: CT-132 FDA Approval to Market is a Win for Patients and Proof that Clinical Evidence Matters

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Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson’s Health Wake-Up Call

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Empathy and Health Excellence — The Superpower of Care Delivery

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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

How My Breast Cancer Providers Have Compromised My Life

Marjorie Taylor Green Needs a Primer on How Birth Control Works

Missouri Debates Birth Control Ban Without Knowing How Contraception Works

Your Body Ages in Leaps: Stanford’s Surprising Findings at Ages 44 and 60

Hot Flash Hack: The Latest Breakthrough for Menopausal Relief

A Cycling Accident Saved My Life

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

KEEP IN TOUCH

The Top 10 Public Health Policy Issues for Election Year 2024

Benchmark KFF Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Nearly $24,000 in 2023

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

Flipping the Script on Cancer Prevention

The Quack Scale

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

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Video of Jordon Walker, Supposed Pfizer Researcher, Goes Viral

The Quack Scale

We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

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Pfizer Confirms mRNA Vaccine Never Tested for Preventing COVID Transmission

The Quack Scale

Fact-Checking Geert Vanden Bossche. Cashing in on Covid Misinformation

MENTAL

HEALTHY MINDS

Longevity: Are Elders Important?

Michael Hunter, MD - July 10, 2022

Could grandparents be the secret ingredient for longevity? In his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species, English naturalist Charles Darwin expressed the idea of natural selection.

Valerian Chronicles: Sleeping Beauty or Myth?

August 27, 2023

The 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy 2022 Awards

January 9, 2023

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

COP28 and Dubai – Perfect Together or a Looming Disaster?

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - May 25, 2023

Are We Destined to Look at Where COP28 is Held as the Focal Point in Climate Change Conversation?

Hospitals and Digital Health Can Save People and the Planet

July 22, 2022

How Do We Americans Stack up Healthwise? Very Poorly!

July 17, 2022

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EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Robotic Hysterectomy

Dr Jeff Livingston - October 12, 2020

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

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

November 4, 2020

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

June 3, 2020

DISEASES

5 Tips For Getting Rid of Belly Fat

Michael Hunter, MD - March 13, 2025

We’ve all heard the “eat less, move more” mantra, but it’s not about punishing yourself.

Toward a Sustainable Future: Collective Action, Innovation, and Governance

Christopher Nial - September 27, 2024

As the world grapples with the accelerating impacts of climate change, the urgency of sustainability efforts has never been clearer.

You Need the Covid Booster

Michael Hunter, MD - January 13, 2022

RADITIONAL COVID-19 VACCINE REGIMENS appear not to neutralize the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant. On the other hand, three mRNA vaccine doses elicit potent variant cross-neutralization, including the...

Heart Failure or Congestive Heart Failure

Medika Life - June 18, 2020

Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. In some cases, the heart can't fill with enough blood. In other cases, the heart can't pump blood to the rest of the body with enough force.

HEALTHY MINDS

Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

June 1, 2025

Clinic Notes: What My Patients Said This Week

June 1, 2025

How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

May 23, 2025

Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

May 21, 2025

Death Is Not A Failure

May 15, 2025

Cancer Isn’t Random: What 42% of Diagnoses Have in Common — and How You Can Lower Your Risk.

May 2, 2025

When Is Exercise Not Exercise, and Is That Good Enough?

May 2, 2025

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

Why Should I Critically Appraise Health News?

Julian Willett, MD - March 26, 2021

Critical appraisal of healthcare news and opinion is essential in the modern world. This simple act can guide more informed decisions.

Vaccine Passports. Where Does Your State Stand? A List of all 50 States

July 7, 2021

You Don’t Need to be an Idiot to be a CovIdiot

September 25, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

Michael Hunter, MD - April 23, 2025

At 7:28 a.m., the sidewalk was still damp from last night’s Seattle area rain. I stepped outside, tea still warming my throat, and began walking...

Beans Are Now the Super Food That We All Need, So Get Ready for a New Diet

March 13, 2025

Multivitamins and Longevity: A Data-Driven Deep Dive

February 26, 2025

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Edgar Suter on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - December 2, 2020

Dr. Edgar Suter scores 4 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. We recommend seeking alternate medical care for a trustworthy and reputable source.

Who Not To Trust: A List of 10 Covid-19 Charlatans and “Medical” Snake-Oil Salesmen

September 21, 2020

Gabor Maté’s Bizarre Ideas on Connections Between Stress and Disease

July 23, 2021