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MENTAL

Is Happiness Related to Alzheimer’s and a Specific Hormone?

The search for the many factors related to the development of Alzheimer’s goes on, and now there’s a new prospect: serotonin.

ENVIRON

Watching the Pigs

America’s public health system has been slow to track H5N1, ignoring important lessons from Covid-19 and downplaying the potential threat that could be on the horizon.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for Cesarean Delivery (C-Section)

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

DISEASES

Revolutionizing Retinal Imaging: The Role of Artificial Intelligence

Retinal imaging is critical in the field of ophthalmology and provides a trove of information that enables physicians to visualize a disease and its...

Are One or Two Drinks Daily Better Than Abstaining?

There has been much controversy regarding the association between alcohol intake and cardiovascular disease, the leading global cause of death.

CAR T Therapy: From Cancer To Autoimmune Disease, The Lupus Example

Here we draw attention to promising findings for CAR T lupus treatment. The foundations of CAR T, as well as applications for B cell cancers and multiple myeloma, can be found in earlier works in the series.

Defeating My Wisdom Teeth

“Oral surgery” may be one of the scariest terms. However, overcoming this procedure and becoming free of wisdom teeth pain is a battle worth winning.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

Mastering The Art of Tweet-Jacking During a Pandemic

Covid conspiracies rely on tweet-jacking fact based tweets from reputable sources, appropriating the tweet and then subverting it for their own agenda.

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

Kelly Brogan on Medika’s Quack Scale

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