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Wiki is the way to go for Medicine

Wiki is the way

According to Peter Frishauf, founder of Medscape, something like Wikipedia For Medicine is The Future! "For readers, Wikipedia is a win.

• In traditional publishing, readers must wade through many articles on a subject, each written by a few experts, published at 1 moment in time.
• In a wiki, 1 living article written by many, continually updated by many.
• Who needs 50 articles on avian flu when 1 will do?

The vision of WikiMD is exactly that! I.e. To be a comprehensive and free source of medical information for all with articles on everything related to medicine and linking everything related to health on the internet. Join us in this unique effort and contribute to wikiMD.

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Diet and Nutrition

Got the other COVID-19?(Weight gain of 19 lbs?)

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people are gaining weight due to stress, overeating, lack of exercise etc. Unfortunately, obesity is one of the major risk factors for not only getting COVID-19, but also at risk of getting a more complications, and even death from COVID.

Resources for losing weight

Obesity | overweight | Causes of weight gain | insulin resistance | metabolic syndrome | weight loss | healthy eating | Ketogenic diet | W8MD weight loss diet

Ketogenic diet

ketogenic diet is a high-fat adequate-protein low-carbohydrate diet. A ketogenic diet is a popular lifestyle for many dieters trying to lose weight or to live a low carbohydrate load diet. Learn more...

Did you know?

Obesity facts

the complications of obesity

• Up to 71% of Americans are insulin resistant leading to weight gain in the belly and upper part of the body.
• 35 percent of all Americans have metabolic syndrome or prediabetes.
• The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was $147 billion in 2008 US dollars; the medical cost for people who have obesity was $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
• More obesity facts from the Center for Disease Control(CDC).

Facts about human body

Amazing facts about human body

• The human body contains 30 000 billion red blood cells. The human body is estimated to have 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
• The human heart beats 30 million times a year.

Sleep facts

• You have no sense of smell when you're sleeping.
• You burn more calories while sleeping than you do when watching television.

Rare diseases

Victoria Graham Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

The WikiMD rare diseases section provides information about less common medication conditions, genetic disorders and diseases and currently has information on thousands of conditions.

Gray's anatomy

Gray's anatomy picture of the day

The term human anatomy comprises a consideration of the various structures which make up the human organism. In a restricted sense it deals merely with the parts which form the fully developed individual and which can be rendered evident to the naked eye by various methods of dissection. Regarded from such a standpoint it may be studied by two methods: (1) the various structures may be separately considered—systematic anatomy or (2) the organs and tissues may be studied in relation to one another—topographical or regional anatomy. Learn More on Gray's anatomy

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Popular: Usmle Step 3 CCS | Usmle Step 3 CCS cases part 2 - over 70 solved cases

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Why WikiMD?

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food - Hippocrates

Up to 90% info wrong

• Did you know that up to 90% of the traditional nutritional advice was proven wrong in a research study?
• In another large British study of studies that reviewed 72 academic studies involving more than 600,000 participants, they found that saturated fat consumption was not associated with coronary disease risk.

Changing dietary recommendations

• Are you aware that the American Heart Association no longer recommends specific target level for dietary cholesterol as study after study showed no increased risk of cardiovascular risk from dietary cholesterol?(Most of the blood cholesterol which does increase the risk comes from our own liver manufactured from sugar induced by insulin, although your doctor might still be telling you the same old things just as the failed food pyramid did?). It is a shocking to know that most physicians receive little or no nutrition education in their training.

Unfortunately, these wrong dietary recommendations are one of the main reasons behind astronomical rise of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes with dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

Why join WikiMD?

As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, communities, countries, families and individuals should invest in their health and wellness more than ever before. Founded by a physician educated in the science and the art of obesity medicine, WikiMD strives to bring the real science and evidence to the forefront.

• Unlike Wikipedia where anonymous users can edit any page, WikiMD's editorial policy ensures that healthcare professionals review all information to ensure better qaulity.

Our mission: Provide up to date physician reviewed health, nutrition and wellness information for free in over 100 languages.

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Food is medicine

Let Food Thy Medicine, and Medicine Be Thy Food! - Hippocrates! Food and nutrition, with increased amounts of healthier foods such as dark-green vegetables rich in antioxidants play a crucial role in health promotion and prevention of many chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure. Check out the WikiMD Food, Wellness, and Nutrition section. Also check Dietary guidelines, the complete W8MD weight loss diet and keto diet.

Article of the week - brain tumors

Studierfenster Brain Tumor Segmentation

Tumors of the brain and spinal cord

Tumors of the brain and spinal cord are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column.

Classification

Brain tumors are classified depending on:

• Location of the tumor
• Type of tissue involved
• Whether they are noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant)

Other factors Sometimes, tumors that start out less aggressive can change their biologic behavior and become more aggressive. Learn more...

World physician directory

The physician's highest calling, his only calling, is to make sick people healthy - to heal, as it is termed. Samuel Hahnemann

World's first healthcare provider wiki directory

Main Page is part of the world directory of all healthcare providers with a biographic, encyclopedia style article about the provider, cloud sourced in a wiki - the first of its kind in the world. The purpose of this list is to enable a complete profile to be made for each of the providers with all the details starting from their childhood, medical education, residency, fellowships, publications, specializations, conditions treated, procedures performed, list of insurances accepted, hospitals they have privileges, along with their interests, research areas, hobbies, social media profile, patient and peer reviews and more to get a complete picture of the provider.

Physicians claim your profile

If you are ever grateful to a healthcare provider, be it a physician, nurse, or other providers, or you are a provider yourself, please join us in this endeavor. In order to get an idea on how to create a physician profile, see an example. Visual editing a WikiMD page is as easy as typing in word, no special skills required. Healthcare providers, claim and edit your profile.

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