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The Top 10 Public Health Policy Issues for Election Year 2024

At this time of year, there is the expected stream of top-notch analyses about trends in health – from innovations to watch to people...

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

A vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive technique to remove the uterus. Vaginal hysterectomy is a minimally invasive surgery that benefits patients by having only a vaginal incision, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, reduced pain, and a shorter hospital stay.

DISEASES

The Future of Breast Cancer Detection is Here (and AI Powers It).

Scientists have developed an AI algorithm that shows promise in identifying breast cancer on MRI scans up to 12 months sooner than current methods.

In America, Cancer Patients Endure Debt on Top of Disease

“Diagnosis: Debt” is a reporting partnership between KHN and NPR exploring the scale, impact, and causes of medical debt in America

Overwork Is Rewiring Your Brain. Here’s What Neuroscience Wants You to Know

Most days, I aim radiation at tumors. But the most profound insights sometimes come in the quiet moments between treatments. I see a lot of overworked...

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

My goal forward is to make exceptionally educated, not fear-based, decisions and choices for my life and health. I want to live to at least 100 years old and do so with strength, style, grace and confidence. And cancer-free.

HEALTHY MINDS

SAFETY

68 Percent of Patients With Mild COVID-19 Get New Diagnosis Within 6 Months

A worrying number of patients with an initially mild infection of Covid are developing long term conditions and symptoms that require medical attention. CDC suggest up 68 percent of us.

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...

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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