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Why Do Adults Need Coloring Books?

As writing incorporates a greater degree of brainpower, involving as it does our muscles, portions of our brain involved in decision-making and elaboration of intent and memory, drawing does much the same.

ENVIRON

Rural America – A Generational Struggle for Health Equality

More than 46 million Americans live in rural communities. On average, rural locales lag behind non-rural communities on every measure of prosperity, from poverty rates to employment opportunities.

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Preparing for: Abdominal Hysterectomy

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

DISEASES

Feeling Anxious or Blue? Might Be Your Diet

COULD ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS INFLUENCE YOUR MOOD? The answer may be yes.

Artificial Intelligence May Render Some Medical Specialties Obsolete

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS ALREADY ENCROACHING in many medical specialties and may render some obsolete. This issue arose when my hospital’s radiology medical director explained that...

Reevaluating Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: How Vascular EDS Patients Are Left Behind

EDS Subtyping May Not Be a Harmless Convention, But a Recipe for Patient Danger

Sizzling Stats: The Science Behind the New Average Body Temperature

Did you know that the normal body temperature is not 98.6°F?

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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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Andrew Wakefield, the ultimate medical con on Medika’s Quack Scale

Andrew Wakefield is the greatest medical fraud of our generation. Guilty of malpractice, misleading the public, lying, falsifying data, and causing vaccine