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MENTAL

Is Hearing Imaginary Voices a Childhood Hold-over, Psychosis or Normal?

Sitting alone in your home, resting or reading, you suddenly hear your name called or a voice in the room, but there’s no one...

ENVIRON

Climate Tech May be Among the World’s Greatest Public Health Priorities

Every Step We Take, Every Move We Make May Will Impact Our Shared Climate Future – Israeli Start-Ups Seek to Set Us on the Right Path

EDUCATE

UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Tubal Sterilization

During a laparoscopic tubal ligation out-patient procedure, the fallopian tubes are tied, cut, or removed to permanently prevent pregnancy. Tubal surgery blocks the pathway between the uterus and ovaries preventing sperm from reaching the egg.

DISEASES

This Number of Steps May Reduce Your Dementia Risk

ADULTS WHO TAKE JUST UNDER 10,000 STEPS each day appear to have a lower risk of dementia.

Anger: The Missing Ingredient to Chronic Pain Recovery

Anger can be an empowering, expansive emotion — an embodiment of our innate life force

The Urgent Need for Proactive Surveillance of Infectious Disease at Mass Gatherings

As the world gradually recovers from the shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spectre of another potential public health crisis looms ominously on the horizon

AAT Deficiency, Inherited Emphysema

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited disorder that may cause lung disease and liver disease. The signs and symptoms of the condition and the age at which they appear vary among individuals.

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...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

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

Dr Joseph Mercola scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. Mercola is the ultimate digital Quack cum snake oil salesman.