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

AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

Christopher Nial -

Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

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Michael Hunter, MD -

Shining a Light on Early Cancer Detection

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How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

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

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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

Women Suffer Because of Medical Misinformation About Debilitating Menstrual Pain

Daily Aspirin; This Simple Solution Saves Pregnant Women’s Lives

How My Breast Cancer Providers Have Compromised My Life

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

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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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Paying a High Cost in Personal Health for Politics

Pat Farrell PhD - January 15, 2023

Lives depend on political decisions, and we are all emotionally involved in politics, whether directly or via the media. What is the cost to us?

Kids Are Affected by Climate Change in Ways We Rarely Consider

August 15, 2022

Sorry Night Owl, Early Bird are Healthier

July 31, 2022

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Climate Change Has an Underbelly Few Are Considering

Pat Farrell PhD - March 6, 2022

I was fortunate enough to attend a session by Robert Frost many years ago in Lennox, MA, where he read one of his famous...

2024 Health Trends: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

December 27, 2024

America at a Climate Crossroads: The Stark Choices Ahead

October 14, 2024

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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: Permanent Birth Control or Bilateral Salpingectomy

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Preparing for: Endometrial Ablation

June 3, 2020

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Don’t Crystal Ball Patients’ Futures – AI Delivers Accuracy Right Now

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - February 8, 2024

Medika Life Talks with Ibex CEO Joseph Mossel on How AI is Changing Pathologists’ Workflow, Output and Professional Satisfaction

Fighting Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Michael Hunter, MD - June 30, 2022

A new study confirms supplements slow macular degeneration, an eye condition that can cause blindness.

Chronic Pain and Codependency Go Together

Anna Holtzman - July 19, 2022

Chronic Pain and Codependency Go Together, and healing one can help heal the other.

Avoiding Drug-Induced Weight Gain: A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way

Katherine Saunders, MD - December 14, 2022

This fall, Ozempic suddenly seemed to be everywhere, as celebrities and influencers jumped on the viral trend of using the prescription diabetes drug as a quick weight-loss fix. (Spoiler alert: It’s not that simple.)

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

Why Your Breast Milk May Already Be Too Toxic For Your Child

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - May 13, 2021

Fifty samples of breast milk drawn from across the US all tested positive for PFQAS contamination, at levels 2000 times higher than those suggested safe by the EPA

Blocking Airflow During a Pandemic Helps the Covid Virus Spread. Open Your Windows

August 21, 2021

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

April 27, 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

Robert F Kennedy Jnr Appropriates Racism and Apartheid To Fuel Vaccine Fear

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - March 28, 2021

Robert F Kennedy Jnr's latest movie, Medical Racism, the New Apartheid is pure appropriation of racism and culture to fuel his aniti-vaccine campaign

Gabor Maté’s Bizarre Ideas on Connections Between Stress and Disease

July 23, 2021

We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

March 4, 2021