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MENTAL

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Passion to Heal From Chronic Pain

Symptom flare-ups often happen during periods of big expansion in your life: Stepping into a new leadership role, becoming a parent, gaining recognition for your art, starting a business, falling in love.⁠

ENVIRON

Where is our next plastic straw movement going to come from?

At COP29’s Green Zone, the Extreme Hangout Pavilion buzzed with energy as a diverse panel of leaders and changemakers tackled a pressing question: Where is our next plastic straw movement going to come from?

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

DISEASES

Promise and Peril of Instant Health Information Access for Consumers

Apps and AI Help Patients Access in a Blink Their Diagnostic Data: But Lacking Physician Input Fuels Fear

CDC Lost Round One – But the Public Health Match Continues

Public health is now grappling with the most severe COVID threat: the “I don’t give a damn” variant.

Sudden Death, “Purebloods,” Myocarditis and more

Have we done a peer-review clinical review of COVID-related morbidity/mortality alongside people vaccinated who had serious side effects? Should we?

Flu Shots Save Lives

The best preventative measure to fight against influenza and its possible complications is vaccination with the annual flu vaccine.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Texas Provides a Useful Tool For Covid Vaccination Sites

Senior citizens need to know you qualify for vaccination now. Unfortunately, you are going to have to take a proactive stance until distribution improves. Call various locations and get your name on the lists.

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

Dr. Christiane Northrup on Medika’s Quack Scale

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