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Why It is Imperative We Redefine Mental Illness and How We Treat It

The article that prompted this one was published recently in Medscape and the title alone deserves submission to the Oxford Dictionary under the term...

ENVIRON

Dementia’s Silent Thief: Could Microplastics Be the Culprit?

Microplastics - The average person ingests tens of thousands of these particles yearly through the water, food, and air we drink.

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

Prepare yourself for a Hysteroscopic Polypectomy by learning more about what the procedure entails.

DISEASES

Covid Is Disappearing in Japan. Why?

Japan reports zero new deaths from COVID-19 infection. How did COVID cases drop from 30,000 in August to only 50? Read here:

Dallas County Reporting a Weird Rise in a Winter Virus This Summer Affecting Kids

A summer spike in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is spreading in North Texas.

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 Triumph of Science: Breast Cancer Survival

BREAST CANCER REMAINS A GLOBAL PROBLEM, impacting over 2.3 million people yearly. Today, we examine breast cancer survival improvements, a triumph of science. We’ll also look at strategies to reduce breast cancer risk.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

What are Vitamins and What Role do They Play in Your Health?

Learn about vitamins, what they help for, how they work and what they can and cannot do. Find out which pills are a waste of money and why.

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...

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QUACK ALERTS

Zach Bush, MD on Medika’s Quack Scale

Zach Bush, MD scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. Bush has become the poster boy for alternate/complementary health and mixes pseudoscience and mystical mumbo-jumbo with his own brand of traditional medicine