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AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

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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

Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

Clinical Trials for Bacterial Vaginosis in Dallas, Forth Worth Area

Oceans of Blessings. Touch the Life of a Cancer Patient

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

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

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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

HEALTHY MINDS

The Dangers of Fighting Cigarette Addiction With Vaping Are Not Vague

Pat Farrell PhD - June 19, 2024

Vaping may not contribute to lung cancer the way cigarettes do, but there are still dangers in that “smoke.”

If You Don’t Set Boundaries, a Symptom Flare-Up Might Step In and Do It For You

February 27, 2023

Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

May 21, 2025

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Sustainability + Health Systems: US and EU Perspectives

Nicole Grubner - June 23, 2024

While health systems ready themselves to address the emerging health challenges that are resulting from climate change — according to the World Health Organization, “It...

On the Origin of Covid. With Apologies to Darwin

January 19, 2023

Plastics Have Made Their Way Into Our Brains and May Cause Neurologic Disorders

May 4, 2023

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dr Jeff Livingston - January 20, 2021

This article will help you prepare for a Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Understand what is involved in the procedure and

Preparing for: Robotic Hysterectomy

October 12, 2020

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

June 3, 2020

DISEASES

HIMSS – Global Meeting Ground for Health Info Innovators to Secure Partnerships and Advance Care

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - March 4, 2024

10 Israeli Innovators Head Toward Orlando with New Approaches to Hospital Efficiency and Improved Patient Care - Showing Engineering Marvel and AI Potential

Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)

Medika Life - June 23, 2020

Bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the bile ducts. Having colitis or certain liver diseases can increase the risk of bile duct cancer.

Parkinson’s: What’s Behind the Fastest-Growing Brain Disease?

Michael Hunter, MD - April 25, 2023

COULD PARKINSON’S DISEASE DRAMATIC RISE result from exposure to a common chemical?

Hair Loss: The Hidden Toll of Stress

Michael Hunter, MD - July 15, 2023

I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE A YOUNGISH FACE. I turn a bit to discover a bald patch on the crown of my head....

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

Perrigo Voluntarily Recalls Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol

Medika Life - October 28, 2020

A voluntary U.S. nationwide recall of albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol to the retail level after previously halting production and distribution.

Why Should I Critically Appraise Health News?

March 26, 2021

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

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

Scott Atlas on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 16, 2020

Scott Atlas scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. He poses a very high risk to both his patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of his advice.

Andrew Wakefield, the ultimate medical con on Medika’s Quack Scale

April 17, 2021

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

January 13, 2021