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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

Michael Hunter, MD -

How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

Pat Farrell PhD -

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

Oceans of Blessings. Touch the Life of a Cancer Patient

Weight Management During Fertility Treatment: A Challenge But Not a Lost Cause

3-D Mammograms — Worth It?

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

Bells, Buzzers, and Beyond: Applying Pavlov Theory to Develop AI Systems That ‘Understand’ Emotions

Atefeh Ferdosipour - June 7, 2024

Why is it necessary for artificial intelligence to recognize human emotional signs?

Is the Diagnosis Correct, or Is It a “Billable” for Charges for the Clinician’s Services?

August 17, 2023

How Do Therapists And Coaches Know If They’re Impacting Clients?

March 26, 2021

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Deadly Superbug Candida Auris Hits Two Dallas Hospitals. Officials Won’t Name Hospitals

Medika Life - July 25, 2021

A drug-resistant strain of Candida Auris has been detected in two Dallas Hospital's. Officials are endangering public health by not identifying the hospitals.

Nine in 10 ESG Practitioners See Strong Reporting as a Competitive Advantage

August 23, 2023

Rural America – A Generational Struggle for Health Equality

December 28, 2022

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

Macarthur Medical Center - November 4, 2020

When the baby is delivered through an incision in the abdomen and uterus, it is called a cesarean section or C-section delivery. Information on the procedure

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

January 20, 2021

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

June 3, 2020

DISEASES

Lawmaker Takes on Insurance Companies and Gets Personal About His Health

Medika Life - June 9, 2022

California state Senator Scott Wiener shares his life experience bringing home the need to reconsider access to care pathways.

The Weight Loss Drugs That Refuse to Recognize Boundaries

Pat Farrell PhD - December 1, 2024

Drugs in the GLP-1 category are now being seen in a different light beyond that of weight control, and their promise is fascinating.

The Health System Will Not Be Transformed by Amazon – But It Will Improve

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - July 26, 2022

Just days ago, Amazon announced it would purchase One Medical in an all-cash $3.9 billion deal.

Brad Pitt Believes He May Have an Inability to Recognize Faces, Prosopagnosia

Pat Farrell PhD - July 10, 2022

Once again we are reminded that unusual neurologic disorders can be found in anyone and the latest to indicate he has a problem is a stellar actor.

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

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

Medika Life - July 7, 2021

Vaccine passports have proved hugely divisive. Most states are moving to, or have already outlawed them, while some choose to limit their use.

Covid Patients in India Warned About Scammers Selling Fake Medicines and Cures

April 26, 2021

Opioids. Everything you need to know about America’s Most Lethal Drugs

March 15, 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. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 25, 2020

Dr. Stella Immanuel scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.

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

March 23, 2021

America’s Frontline Doctors Face Long Overdue Medical and Legal Censure

August 9, 2021