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MENTAL

Has Therapeutic Touch Lost Its Way in Medicine? Or Is It Lawsuits?

Touch has become a subject of lawsuits and medical interventions. The MeToo movement pulled touch into an unexpected, negative spotlight in our culture.

ENVIRON

Climate Change Is Bringing on Yet More “Blues” in Our Lives

If the “Winter Blues” affect you, begin preparing for yet another emotional change brought on by climate change. Will these changes ever come to an end?

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization

During a laparoscopic tubal ligation out-patient procedure, the fallopian tubes are tied, cut, or removed to permanently prevent pregnancy. Tubal surgery blocks the pathway between the uterus and ovaries preventing sperm from reaching the egg.

DISEASES

How to Tell if You’re Having a Heart Attack

Roughly 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 Americans have heart attacks each year. About one-third of these individuals die.

The Remarkable Research Of CAR T Therapy: B Cell Cancers

The first installment lays the foundation for understanding how CAR T works. This second piece delves into the use of CAR T to treat B cell cancers.

The Future of Cancer Prognosis: How AI is Changing the Game

A machine-learning AI model estimates the likely risk of disease progression for a given patient with breast cancer.

Why Is There No True, Empathic Patient Engagement or Is There?”

Healthcare professionals have entered a field where empathy, compassion, and an ability to relate well to patients are implicitly mandated.

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

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

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...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

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

Geert Vanden Boscche has made outlandish claims about the Covid vaccines and suggested they will end humanity. We debunk his claims with substantive sources.