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MENTAL

How Can We Address Increasing Violence Against Healthcare Personnel?

Violence against healthcare professionals is increasing, and we must address it in terms that will deter further injury and/or death.

ENVIRON

Plastic Treaty Talks: A Stumble on the Path to Progress

Plastic pollution transcends borders, washing up on remote island shores and infiltrating the deepest ocean trenches.

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Robotic Hysterectomy

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

DISEASES

Stimulating the Brain for Major Mental Health Treatment Needs

Innovative research into brain stimulation techniques now uses non-invasive methods for treatment-resistant mental health disorders such as major depression.

Poll: Most Americans Encounter Health Misinformation – Most Aren’t Sure Whether It’s True or False 

Local TV and Broadcast News Among Most Trusted Sources for Health Information; Fewer Trust Social Media

FBN1 gene, fibrillin 1

The FBN1 gene provides instructions for making a large protein called fibrillin-1. This protein is transported out of cells into the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice of proteins and other molecules that forms in the spaces between cells.

Skin Cancer, an overview

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. The main types of skin cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

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

Ivermectin is a global con, sold by unscrupulous doctors and healthcare professionals as a treatment for Covid. It doesn't work.

CARDIO

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...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

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