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

AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

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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

Miscarriage and Early Pregnancy Loss; What Women Need to Know

When You Shouldn’t Share Your Birth Story With a Pregnant Women

8 Tips to Solve Vaginal Dryness and Overcome Painful Intercourse

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

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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

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

Medical Ethics and Treatment Is in a Nasty Fight for Its Existence

Pat Farrell PhD - April 7, 2022

Medicine, the area of science that has been slowly backed into a corner by insurance reimbursement, is now in another fight for its moral...

The Difference Between A Psychiatrist, Psychologist, and Psychotherapist

June 12, 2020

Company-Paid Concierge-Style Primary Care

October 13, 2022

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Global Wellness Summit Charts $4.4 Trillion Sector Impacting Longevity

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - November 6, 2022

The Global Wellness Summit Charts the $4.4 trillion sector that Impacts Longevity. Wellness – It’s No Longer Just Nuts, Granola, Spas and Yoga

Racism, It Turns Out, Kills Babies, Not Race

January 7, 2021

Five Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points Loom, Scientists Alert

December 13, 2023

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EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

Dr Jeff Livingston - October 11, 2020

An endometrial biopsy is a simple office-based procedure where a doctor removes a small amount of tissue from inside the uterine cavity. This procedure

Preparing for: Colposcopy

June 25, 2020

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

October 27, 2020

DISEASES

Taking On Prediabetes Could be America’s Best Defense Against COVID-19

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - December 12, 2022

COVID and Diabetes Combined Are Clear and Present Dangers - Here is What we Can Do to Reduce Risk.

Breakthrough Infections Dramatically Enhance COVID Immunity

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa - December 16, 2021

I do not wish a breakthrough infection on anyone. If one does get a breakthrough, though, the silver lining is that the immunity after such infection is very, very robust.

Sheba Medical Center Selects Two Digital Startups for Integration into Newly Expanded Rehabilitation Ward

Medika Life - November 28, 2023

Israeli Startups Cognishine and Kemtai Will Begin a Pilot Program at Sheba to Provide Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Rehab Support for Injured Soldiers ARC Innovation...

Iconic Musician Joni Mitchell’s Shocking Health Revelation: Her Battle with Morgellon Disease

Michael Hunter, MD - February 8, 2024

Dr. Michael Hunter explores Joni Mitchell’s shocking health revelation: her battle with Morgellon disease.

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

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

Medika Life - October 7, 2021

Post Covid-19 vaccination, some patient groups are still at risk of developing severe Covid, according to findings from a new UK study.

Vaccine Passports. Where Does Your State Stand? A List of all 50 States

July 7, 2021

Dr. Steven Quay to Brief U.S. Congress On Origin of the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21, 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

Kerri Rivera on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 22, 2020

Kerri Rivera scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to the general public and we recommend against purchasing any of her products..

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

March 4, 2021

Ivermectin is Dead and Buried Despite NIH Website Misstep and Twitter Buzz

September 1, 2022