5 Myths About the HPV Vaccine — & How the New CDC Guidelines Are Affecting It

HPV can lead to six types of cancer: cervical, anal, oropharyngeal (throat), penile, vulvar, and vaginal cancers. The ...
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How to Spot 12 Common Bug and Insect Bites

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

The worst wellness cleanses and fasts throughout history—one required a parasite to hatch in the intestines

New year, same old liver? After all those holiday indulgences, many people feel the need to hit the “reset” button with a ...
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Rewriting the code: The inside story of the first CRISPR cure

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...

Nothing Eased the Pain in His Chest. What Was Causing It?

Pancreatitis is excruciatingly painful, especially after eating. The pancreas is behind the lower part of the stomach, ...

TB harnesses part of immune defense system to cause infection, study finds

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB ...

Pregnancy news

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect the risk in pregnant mothers of transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV ...