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Vaccine Misinformation, Pseudoscience, & the Frailty of Community Health

Physician's Weekly

McDonald explores how vaccine misinformation and pseudoscience undermine public health and calls for a return to trust, truth, and evidence-based care. The digital age, while offering incredible access to information, has also become an incubator for the spread of partial truths, facts taken out of context, or outright misinformation.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Identifying health concerns before symptoms appear gives us tremendous advantages in treatment success and minimizing long-term complications. Your provider updates this information at each visit to maintain an accurate picture of your health journey. Health tracking apps can help maintain this information systematically.

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Fever FAQs (contd.)- Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Rao Doctor

recent travel, exposure to infectious diseases, vaccination status, and any ongoing medical conditions or medications. This information can help pinpoint possible causes of illness and guide further investigations. Using these methods can reduce temperature discomfort and minimize complications. And I do this regularly.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

More information: ScienceDirect has more on ibogaine. Journal information: Nature Medicine © 2025 HealthDay. The content is provided for information purposes only. The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Medical Xpress in any form. All rights reserved.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

But what we observed was much more complicated." More information: Po-Ting Yeh et al, Discrete photoentrainment of mammalian central clock is regulated by bi-stable dynamic network in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, Nature Communications (2025). The content is provided for information purposes only.

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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent

GeriPal

They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.

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Early Detection: How Preventive Screenings at Edge Family Medicine Can Save Lives

Edge Family Medicine

By identifying health issues in their initial stages, patients can make informed decisions and act promptly. Better Health Decisions : Knowing about a health issue early empowers individuals to make informed choices about their lifestyle, treatment options, and overall healthcare.

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