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Police Unreasonable Fear May Be Deadlier Than Racism

The media, seemingly, doesn’t have a day when there isn’t one or more shocking articles about incidents of inappropriate police actions. Too many newspaper articles or...

ENVIRON

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

The “wonderful” development of plastics in the 1940s brought about a change in our lives and may have created an incessant, hidden danger to our health.

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Permanent Birth Control or Bilateral Salpingectomy

A bilateral salpingectomy is an outpatient procedure to permanently prevent pregnancy and reduce the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer.

DISEASES

Cancer Epidemic? Study Reveals Alarming Link to Daily Habits (and How to Break Free)

Nearly half of all cancer cases and deaths in adults over 30 are linked to preventable causes.

One in Five Deaths Among Young Adults is Due to Alcohol

ONE IN FIVE DEATHS OF YOUNG ADULTS ages 20 to 49 is secondary to excessive alcohol use in the United States. For individuals ages 20 to 64, drinking-related deaths account for one in eight. These are the statistics offered by a new population-based study.

Theranos’ Biggest Crime is Casting Doubt on Consumer Diagnostics

One casualty of the Theranos scandal is that the idea of convenient, more accessible, diagnostic blood tests. We need great, consumer-focused, diagnostic care that lead to definitive answers around patients’ risk of disease and the ability to stay on top of chronic conditions.

Vision and COVID-19

THERE IS A GENETIC LINK BETWEEN COVID-19 RISK and the leading cause of vision loss in people 50 and older, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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SAFETY

America’s Frontline Doctors Face Long Overdue Medical and Legal Censure

AFLDS or America's Front Line Doctors are about to come undone as state licensing authorities tighten restriction on medical misinformation

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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Dr. Sherrill Sellman on Medika’s Quack Scale

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