‘Silent killer’ ends more American lives than obesity, drug ODs: new data
Closing the wealth gap is a matter of life and death. Poverty is the nation’s fourth leading cause of death, killing an estimated 183,000 Americans...
Ohio woman is first person to receive breast cancer vaccine in trial, awaits results
While a breast cancer vaccine is not yet approved for widespread use, there are trials underway — including one at Cleveland Clinic, where 46-year-old Jennifer...
My uterus fell out after passing gas — it looked like a penis
A woman thought that she farted out a penis after breaking wind in the middle of the night. Lauren K., who goes by @FresnoNightcrawler on...
I was told I had tonsillitis — I correctly diagnosed myself with leukemia
Using the internet to self-diagnose isn’t usually recommended, but the move may have saved one young British mother’s life. Chloe-Leigh Todd, 22, said she started...
Cheap ‘morning-after’ pill could curb STD surge, CDC says
A cheap antibiotic could help slow the growing US epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, researchers say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting...
‘I wasn’t ready to die’
Paul Edmonds thought his AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence. Now, over three decades later, he’s made medical history as one of the five people...
Adderall shortage impacting both parents and ADHD children
Natalie Nevares, 52, is desperate. Last month, she called about 50 pharmacies around her home in Brooklyn to get her 17-year-old son’s Adderall prescription filled....
MIT scientists find way to treat, reverse Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at MIT have unlocked a major breakthrough in the battle to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease — one that shows “dramatic reductions” in...
‘New car smell’ can increase risk of cancer: study
The “new car smell” that everyone knows and love might actually be a health risk. A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Physical...
I didn’t clean my makeup brushes — it gave me ringworm
You can’t makeup this cosmetics catastrophe. A British woman has gone viral on TikTok after revealing she contracted ringworm by sharing her makeup brushes with...