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AI-Driven Model Supports Safer and More Precise Blood Sugar Management After Heart Surgery

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

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AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

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Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

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

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Brain Cleaning? Is That Something We Should Be Doing?

Pat Farrell PhD -

Galen Growth FemTech 2.0 Report: Elevating Women’s Health from Niche to Necessity

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -

AI-Driven Model Supports Safer and More Precise Blood Sugar Management After Heart Surgery

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

Pat Farrell PhD -

Clinic Notes: What My Patients Said This Week

Michael Hunter, MD -

Shining a Light on Early Cancer Detection

Overwork Is Rewiring Your Brain. Here’s What Neuroscience Wants You to Know

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How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

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HEALTH

Galen Growth FemTech 2.0 Report: Elevating Women’s Health from Niche to Necessity

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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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JUST FOR WOMEN

Health & Pregnancy

Here’s What You Need to Know About BRCA 1 and 2: The Breast Cancer Genes

North Texas Obgyns Need to Know About Monoclonal Antibodies for Covid-19

Heart Disease: Seven Keys to Dropping Your Risk

Dense Breasts: The Hidden Risk You Can’t Ignore

Your Body Ages in Leaps: Stanford’s Surprising Findings at Ages 44 and 60

Hot Flash Hack: The Latest Breakthrough for Menopausal Relief

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

Preparing for: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)

Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

KEEP IN TOUCH

Startling Statistic: Growing Trend of Breast Cancer in Younger Females

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?

The Quack Scale

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

Beat Your Anger By Using It to Your Advantage

Pat Farrell PhD - August 1, 2023

Anger can arise from many things, but one thing to remember is that you have control over it and can use it to your advantage.

Even Light Exercise May Drop Dementia Risk

December 24, 2021

From Skinner’s Operant Conditioning to Artificial Intelligence’s Algorithms

April 11, 2024

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Nature’s Cancer Detectives: Honey Bees’ Nose for Early Diagnosis Is Stunning

Michael Hunter, MD - August 26, 2024

Honey bees are showcasing the power to detect cancer with remarkable accuracy..

Carbon Credits – The Dirty Word for Clean Cookstoves

February 14, 2024

New York Climate Week in an Election Year

April 26, 2024

CHECK YOUR SYMPTOMS

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Robotic Hysterectomy

Dr Jeff Livingston - October 12, 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: Abdominal Hysterectomy

November 1, 2020

DISEASES

Another Step Forward to Addressing Women’s Cardio Health Inequalities

Medika Life - November 16, 2020

MINOCA, or myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, a condition that accounts for 6 to 15 percent of heart attacks and is 3 times more common among women than men with heart attack

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health

Michael Hunter, MD - May 25, 2022

Artificial intelligence and machine learning-driven analyses can help to assess mental health.

Cerebral Aneurysm, Symptoms, and Treatments

Medika Life - July 4, 2020

A cerebral aneurysm is a weak or thin spot on a blood vessel in the brain that balloons out and fills with blood. A cerebral aneurysm can press on a nerve or surrounding tissue in the brain

Surprising Connection Found: Missing Teeth At Birth Linked to Cancer Risk

Michael Hunter, MD - March 18, 2024

MISSING TEETH AT BIRTH IS LINKED TO CANCER RISK. A new study from Denmark suggests that congenital tooth loss is linked to cancer risk.

HEALTHY MINDS

Galen Growth FemTech 2.0 Report: Elevating Women’s Health from Niche to Necessity

June 9, 2025

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

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

Product Recall: Amiodarone HCl Injection, USP and Tranexamic Acid Injection, USP

Medika Life - August 30, 2020

Mylan Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Four Lots of Amiodarone HCl Injection, USP and Tranexamic Acid Injection, USP Due to Carton Label Mix-Up

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

October 7, 2021

Getting the Story Straight on PCR…

May 17, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

Galen Growth FemTech 2.0 Report: Elevating Women’s Health from Niche to Necessity

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - June 9, 2025

There’s a truth in health innovation: “Where data meets intent, change follows.” The latest Galen Growth report—FemTech 2.0: Doubling Down on Growth—is not just...

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

April 23, 2025

Beans Are Now the Super Food That We All Need, So Get Ready for a New Diet

March 13, 2025

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Edgar Suter on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - December 2, 2020

Dr. Edgar Suter scores 4 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. We recommend seeking alternate medical care for a trustworthy and reputable source.

Roby Mitchell (Dr. Fitt) on Medika’s Quack Scale

November 23, 2020

How Medika’s Quack Scale Works

November 15, 2020