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

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Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

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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

Teen Dating Violence Is a Problem, but Texas Governor Vetos Bill to Stop It

Baby Born With Protective Antibodies After Maternal Covid-19 Vaccination

Telogen Effluvium, Hair Loss in Pregnancy and Postpartum

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

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Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

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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

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Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

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Video of Jordon Walker, Supposed Pfizer Researcher, Goes Viral

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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

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

MENTAL

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Is Innovation an Overused Idea? ViVE is Home to Real-World Health-System Evolution!

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - February 28, 2024

Some Conferences Attract the Edgy Ideas of Tomorrow – ViVE 2024 Attracts the Champions of Change Needed Now

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

December 4, 2022

Anxiety Disorders, Recognizing the Symptoms

June 6, 2020

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Climate Change, COP28 and the Ingredients for Accelerated Innovation in the Start-Up Nation

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - July 12, 2023

Israeli Leaders in the Forefront of Supporting Climate/Tech Innovation Gather to Share Insights

Forever Chemicals and Microplastics in Water More Dangerous to Health Than Thought

November 3, 2024

2024 Health Trends: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

December 27, 2024

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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: Permanent Birth Control or Bilateral Salpingectomy

June 3, 2020

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

June 3, 2020

DISEASES

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Pat Farrell PhD - February 19, 2024

Tobacco products have been proven to cause various cancers, but new nicotine-containing products are questionable, too.

Nummular Dermatitis (discoid eczema)

Medika Life - June 27, 2020

Nummular eczema (also known as discoid eczema and nummular dermatitis) is a form of eczema that can occur at any age

Reevaluating Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: How Vascular EDS Patients Are Left Behind

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - October 21, 2024

EDS Subtyping May Not Be a Harmless Convention, But a Recipe for Patient Danger

Is Age-Related Muscle Loss Linked to Early Mortality?

Michael Hunter, MD - April 11, 2024

Researchers posit that a sedentary lifestyle coupled with poor dietary habits may play a role in the development of the ailment. Sarcopenia: What you need to know.

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

The Complete A to Z of Long Haul Covid Symptoms. What you Need to Know

Medika Life - April 27, 2021

A complete list of symptoms for Long Haul Covid or Chronic Covid Syndrome. Educate yourself about the symptoms and seek help from qualified healthcare professionals

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

April 26, 2021

Will The Vaccine Stop Me From Catching COVID?

December 15, 2020

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.

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

August 9, 2021

Exposing America’s Frontline Doctors and Their Financial Empire Built on Hydroxychloroquine

January 13, 2021