medicine

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Maintaining healthy teeth is obviously important for us, but the same is also true for our cats. Although we may not think about a cat’s dental health quite as often as ours—and attempting to brush their teeth can be its own battle—cats can…

Sudafed, Nurofen cold & flu and Day & Night Nurse could all be banned or become prescription only as medical regulators investigate links to two extremely rare but deadly brain disorders. Officials are said to be reviewing evidence…

A nosy houseguest can put you off hosting for good. Everyone was having a nice time until someone comes back from the bathroom and asks what you’re taking that lithium for. Nobody should make you feel judged in your own house, but some…

Medical systems disproportionately fail people of color, but a focus on fixing the numbers can actually lead to worse outcomes.

In the opening of HBO’s The Last of Us, a couple of scientists on a 1960s-era interview show debate the possibility of a fungus-driven pandemic destroying humanity. It not only sets the tone for the show, it makes you wonder if something…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging people to stop issuing and using EzriCare Artificial Tears while they investigate dozens of bacterial infections that have left three people permanently blind and one dead,…

Hospitals have begun using machine learning to help analyze and collect images, and the medical applications are endless.