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HEALTH

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Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups

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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)

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Promise, Progress and Perspective: Key Takeaways from SABCS 2025

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The Quack Scale

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The Quack Scale

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The Quack Scale

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Clinic Notes: I Didn’t Expect to Speak Japanese Today

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He came in wearing a loose hospital gown, but he carried himself like a man who had once walked freely through the world. When I...

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How Stress Affects Your Brain

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Health Day at COP30: Climate-Driven Risks, Impacts, and Policy Action

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The Urgent Call to Decolonise Global Health

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Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

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

Preparing for an Endometrial Biopsy

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DISEASES

Some Fully Vaccinated People Are Getting COVID

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa - July 23, 2021

A friend of mine in Florida got vaccinated three months ago. He has been battling COVID-19 for more than a week now. He describes...

Life Science Dominates Boston in June as BIO (and DHIS) Take Over Bean Town

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor - June 7, 2023

Health Pros Gather in Boston to Explore How Culture and Structure May Stall Needed Health System Changes

Xanthelasmas, a Side Effect of High Cholesterol Levels

Pene Hodge, RN - June 30, 2020

Xanthelasmas result from fatty deposits that build up around your eye. It can occur in people of all ages, but most often occurs in middle-aged and older adults

Does Vitamin D Drop Cancer Risk?

Michael Hunter, MD - November 29, 2022

DESPITE GREAT RESEARCH EFFORTS, there is no consensus on whether vitamin D has an anti-cancer effect. That is the conclusion of a 2018 review.

HEALTHY MINDS

When Science Advances, Why Does Society Doubt Its Own Progress?

November 1, 2026

She Started Forgetting Words at 54. Her First Thought Was Dementia.

November 1, 2026

18 Million People Now Live With Anorexia or Bulimia, and the Numbers Keep Climbing

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A Few Minutes of Intense Exercise Can Change Your Body

September 29, 2026

Boys Are Risking Their Health to Look Like Influencers, and Almost No One Is Checking

September 29, 2026

When Having a Baby Becomes a Mental Health Emergency

September 24, 2026

Loneliness Is Not Just a Feeling. It’s a Biological Emergency

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SAFETY

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How to Embark Safely on the Path to Alternative Health

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - May 4, 2021

Safer Alternative Health without risking your life, your health or your wallet. How to keep yourself safe and ensure you find treatments best suited to you.

Who Not To Trust: A List of 10 Covid-19 Charlatans and “Medical” Snake-Oil Salesmen

September 21, 2020

Covid Patients in India Warned About Scammers Selling Fake Medicines and Cures

April 26, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

A Few Minutes of Intense Exercise Can Change Your Body

Stephen Schimpff, MD MACP - September 29, 2026

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Nutrition Advice Keeps Changing — And What Never Changes

August 31, 2026

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June 17, 2026

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Scott Atlas on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 16, 2020

Scott Atlas scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. He poses a very high risk to both his patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of his advice.

Debunking Nicholas Wade’s Origin of COVID Conspiracy Theory

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

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