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What You Need To Know About Home Health Services

Christina Vaughn -
Home health and aging at home are a growing trend - here's what you need to know

Physician Suicide Is a Daily Occurrence

When Immunity Goes Rogue

ENVIRON

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Bridging the Divide: Partnership Among Public and Private Sectors Rally to Rural America Needs

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -
Rural America has long been the nation’s backbone. Whether providing the country’s food or essential resources, rural Americans have reliably answered the nation’s call...

On the Origin of Covid. With Apologies to Darwin

How You Can Use Hiking to Burn Calories

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Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

Dr Jeff Livingston -
A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

Preparing for: Endometrial Ablation

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy

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Back to the Future of Medicine: The Physician Reimagined

John Nosta -
Healthcare is in constant motion—bending to social pressures, economic realities, and technological breakthroughs. But if we step back and observe the arc of medical...

Staging Cancer using TNM

Medika Life -
Staging helps describe where a cancer is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.

It’s Time for New Tools to Overcome Smoking

Richard Hatzfeld -
Yesterday marked the 36th year that the world observed World No Tobacco Day. This relatively obscure milestone masks a stalled effort to curb consumption of combustible cigarettes and other nicotine-related products. It’s unlikely most people paid any attention. But the impact of smoking is all around us, even if we don’t see it. Statistics rarely tell a provocative story to compel people to action.

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

Michael Hunter, MD -
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...

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What You Need to Know About Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Michael Hunter, MD -
There may be a dose-related effect of omega-3 fatty acids on atrial fibrillation risk. In high doses there appeared to be an increase in risk for atrial fibrillation in the omega-3 groups (versus control) in both trials.

COVID B.1.1.7 - How Widespread Is It in the U.S. and How Worried Should We Be?

Aspirin. Your Heart’s Best Friend, or Maybe Not

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

AISAP Rural Health Breakthrough in Ghana is a Blueprint for Solving Cardiology Deserts

Gil Bashe, Medika Life Editor -
Access to cardiac care remains one of the most pressing, yet overlooked, crises in global health. In the United States, nearly half of all...

The Body’s Amazing Repair Crew: Stem Cells

The Surprising Health Benefits of Walking on Uneven Ground — And Why You Should Start Today

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Dr. Christiane Northrup on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life -
Dr Christiane Northrup scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to both her patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.

Dr. Suzanne Humphries on Medika’s Quack Scale

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

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