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AI in Public Health: Revolution, Risk and Opportunity

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HEALTH

For Leaders, When Is it Time to Speak Out for Science?

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Retreating from the Opportunity of a Century

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Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

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Trump’s Drug Price Gambit: Cheaper for America, But Who Pays the Price?

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How Real-World Evidence Proves the Power of Patient Engagement

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How the growing trade war could affect biopharma intellectual property

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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

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A Digital Turning Point in Migraine Care: CT-132 FDA Approval to Market is a Win for Patients and Proof that Clinical Evidence Matters

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Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson’s Health Wake-Up Call

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Empathy and Health Excellence — The Superpower of Care Delivery

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Health & Pregnancy

The Importance of Breast Cancer Awareness

10 Top Tips to Drop Your Breast Cancer Risk

Running and Blisters: Coping

Your Body Ages in Leaps: Stanford’s Surprising Findings at Ages 44 and 60

Hot Flash Hack: The Latest Breakthrough for Menopausal Relief

A Cycling Accident Saved My Life

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Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Rise of The Celebrity Quack

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The Top 10 Public Health Policy Issues for Election Year 2024

Benchmark KFF Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Nearly $24,000 in 2023

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

Mothers of Color Can’t See if Providers Have a History of Mistreatment. Why Not?

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The Quack Scale

Reiner Fuellmich Fact Checked and Exposed as a Covid Conspiracy Con

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Video of Jordon Walker, Supposed Pfizer Researcher, Goes Viral

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We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

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Pfizer Confirms mRNA Vaccine Never Tested for Preventing COVID Transmission

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MENTAL

HEALTHY MINDS

New Study Suggests Long-Lasting Immunity After COVID

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa - July 15, 2021

There has always been uncertainty over how long immunity from SARS CoV-2 infection lasts. Is it three months? Six months? A year? Lifelong? Studies...

Promise and Peril of Instant Health Information Access for Consumers

November 11, 2024

If You Don’t Want Chronic Pain, Focus on What You DO Want.

December 4, 2022

ENVIRON

ECO HEALTH

Nature’s Cancer Detectives: Honey Bees’ Nose for Early Diagnosis Is Stunning

Michael Hunter, MD - August 26, 2024

Honey bees are showcasing the power to detect cancer with remarkable accuracy..

It’s Time to Graduate from One-Time Use Plastic

August 1, 2023

Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment

December 29, 2024

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dr Jeff Livingston - January 20, 2021

This article will help you prepare for a Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. Understand what is involved in the procedure and

Preparing for: Vaginal Hysterectomy

October 27, 2020

Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Myomectomy

June 3, 2020

DISEASES

Revolutionizing Retinal Imaging: The Role of Artificial Intelligence

SriniVas Sadda MD - December 13, 2023

Retinal imaging is critical in the field of ophthalmology and provides a trove of information that enables physicians to visualize a disease and its...

The Story of The Un-Vaccinated

Jordan Forbes - November 28, 2022

Whenever I got sick as a child, I never hesitated to take Robitussin. Why? Because I believed that the medication I was taking would...

Smoke, Dip, or Pouch It and Suffer the Horrific Consequences?

Pat Farrell PhD - April 16, 2024

Tobacco products have been proven to cause various cancers, but new nicotine-containing products are questionable, too.

Hepatitis B

Medika Life - June 24, 2020

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Viruses cause most cases of hepatitis. The type of hepatitis is named for the virus that causes it; hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E.

HEALTHY MINDS

Beyond Stereotypes: The Exceptional Abilities That Make Autistic Minds Invaluable

June 1, 2025

Clinic Notes: What My Patients Said This Week

June 1, 2025

How Unconscious Beliefs Distort Our Perception of Disability

May 23, 2025

Beyond Data: Why Human Decisions Are Shaped by Facts, Feelings—and the Fire Within

May 21, 2025

Death Is Not A Failure

May 15, 2025

Cancer Isn’t Random: What 42% of Diagnoses Have in Common — and How You Can Lower Your Risk.

May 2, 2025

When Is Exercise Not Exercise, and Is That Good Enough?

May 2, 2025

SAFETY

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS

Vaccine Passports. Where Does Your State Stand? A List of all 50 States

Medika Life - July 7, 2021

Vaccine passports have proved hugely divisive. Most states are moving to, or have already outlawed them, while some choose to limit their use.

Covid Vaccines Just Took a Major Step Toward Regaining Credibility

March 19, 2021

You Don’t Need to be an Idiot to be a CovIdiot

September 25, 2021

CARDIO

HEART HEALTH

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

Michael Hunter, MD - April 23, 2025

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...

Beans Are Now the Super Food That We All Need, So Get Ready for a New Diet

March 13, 2025

Multivitamins and Longevity: A Data-Driven Deep Dive

February 26, 2025

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Dr. Stella Immanuel on Medika’s Quack Scale

Medika Life - November 25, 2020

Dr. Stella Immanuel scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a high risk to the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.

How Medika’s Quack Scale Works

November 15, 2020

We Call Out Reiner Fuellmich as a Fraud. The Covid Conspirator Investigated

March 4, 2021