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The Disorder That Makes Monster Faces Out of Everyone You See

A rare neurologic disorder turns ordinary faces into disturbing monster-like ones, and research is searching for the answer.

ENVIRON

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox

Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health...

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Midurethral Sling

A mid-urethral sling is the most common type of surgery used to correct stress urinary incontinence or a leaky bladder. A small, supportive material of synthetic mesh is placed under the urethra to give support.

DISEASES

Getting Tested for HIV. What Women Need to Know.

Getting tested is the only way to find out if you have HIV. Early testing is important. If you have HIV, starting treatment early with today’s antiviral drugs may help you live decades longer and lower the risk of passing HIV to your partners.

ViVE Was an Out-of-the-Box Hit Among the Digital Health and Health Innovation Tribe

From Pain Points to Solutions - ViVE and CHIME Shift from Hype to Hope in Transforming the Health System

Invisible Disabilities Need Our Attention and Understanding Like No Others

Subtle differences in behavior and ineptness in social interactions are only some of the overt symptoms of neurodivergent disorders.

Retreating from the Opportunity of a Century

Why the American healthcare sector should oppose plans for U.S. diplomatic withdrawal from Africa. Imagine it’s the mid-1990s and the U.S. has decided to pursue...

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SAFETY

Fact Checking Vaccine Claims With Flawed Science: True

In a society that is bombarded with misinformation from every imaginable source, both official and otherwise, where, post pandemic, can we turn for reliable,...

CARDIO

Stopping Middle-Age Spread

  If you’re an adult in the U.S., you can expect to gain 10 to 25 pounds between your 20s and your 40s. Starting between...

SCAMS

QUACK ALERTS

Kelly Brogan on Medika’s Quack Scale

Kelly Brogan scores 5 out of 5 on Medika's Quack Scale. She poses a very high risk to both her patients and the general public and we recommend against following any of her advice.