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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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Health & Pregnancy

Genital Herpes: 20 Important Facts We All Need to Know

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

How to Find Out If You Can Get Pregnant?

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

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?

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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

Another Eating Disorder or Is This Diagnosis Gone Wild?

Pat Farrell PhD - March 17, 2023

Most people are aware of the main eating disorders discussed in the media, but what if there were others that are only being noticed now?

How To Break Up With Your Therapist

March 22, 2021

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Single LSD Dose Offers Instant and Sustained Anxiety Relief

March 11, 2024

ENVIRON

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Reimagining a World for Health and Environmental Health for Sustainable Well-Being – Part 2

Medika Life - May 20, 2022

This dialogue was a dynamic exchange of public health leadership voices at the Global Action Summit.

The Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer Will Surprise You

August 28, 2022

The Social Innovation Summit: Catalyzing Societal Change

June 2, 2024

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

Macarthur Medical Center - November 1, 2020

Prepare yourself for a Robotic Hysterectomy by learning more about what the procedure entails.

Preparing for: Permanent Birth Control or Bilateral Salpingectomy

June 3, 2020

Preparing for: Colposcopy

June 25, 2020

DISEASES

Anger: The Missing Ingredient to Chronic Pain Recovery

Anna Holtzman - January 25, 2023

Anger can be an empowering, expansive emotion — an embodiment of our innate life force

Stroke and Altered Mental State Increase Risk of Death for COVID-19 Patients

Medika Life - December 19, 2020

People hospitalized with COVID-19 and neurological problems including stroke and confusion, have a higher risk of dying than other COVID-19 patients

Rethinking End-of-Life Planning With The Digital Twin

John Nosta - November 28, 2022

Rethinking End-of-Life Planning With The Digital Twin. How technology can help humanity in a difficult situation.

Navigating the Controversy: The Debate Over Full-Body MRIs and Their Risks

Michael Hunter, MD - January 23, 2024

ONE OF THE HOTTEST CELEBRITY TRENDS is not an Hermes handbag or some other crazy expensive accessory. Stars are flocking to whole-body MRI scans through...

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

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

Medika Life - May 5, 2021

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.

These Vaccinated Groups are Still at Risk of Severe Covid, UK Study Finds

October 7, 2021

The Facts About Fetal Cells and Covid Vaccines Explained

May 7, 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

Nobel-Winning Virologist David Baltimore Eats Wuhan Crow

Science Duuude - June 10, 2021

Nicholas Wade suggested the Wuhan laboratory was a possible source for the coronavirus. He used David Baltimore smoking gun comment to validate his theory.

Simone Gold and America’s Frontline Con Artists Launch a Road Trip

May 9, 2021

Prof Dolores Cahill is the Latest Quack to Commit Career Suicide

May 23, 2021