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EU Parliament Approves New Rules to Enhance Battery Design, Waste Management, and User Privacy
Stricter Measures to Improve Sustainability, Recycling, and Protect Users' data and privacy being compromised by disability to disconnect the battery and stop spyware.
Bill Gates is ‘very optimistic’ about the future: ‘Better to be born 20 years from now...than any time in the past’
Bill Gates spends a lot of his time sounding the alarm over existential global threats, like climate change and future pandemics. Yet the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist says he's still "very optimistic" about humanit...
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Pope Francis called on the Roman Catholic Church to welcome LGBTQ people
Pope Francis called on the Roman Catholic Church to welcome LGBTQ people and to do more to put an end to laws that criminalize homosexuality. "We are all God's children," he said.
As COVID-hit China opens up to travel, others secure their doors
Japan joined India Tuesday in imposing restrictions on Chinese visitors as Beijing relaxed its norms for travellers.
A TikTok Trend Sold Out Ozempic, Leaving People With Diabetes Dizzy, Scared
Ozempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for about four months, according to the database maintained by the US Food and Drug Administration.
GoDaddy Billionaire Bob Parsons Believes Psychedelics Can Heal Trauma - And He’s Putting His Money (And Brain) On The Line
The Marine infantryman still suffers from PTSD from his tour in Vietnam but credits LSD and MDMA with helping him “come home.” Now he’s on a mission to help other veterans.
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Procedure, Recovery
A peripheral blood stem cell transplant involves infusing stem cells into a patient to reboot the immune system. First, the patient is given high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation to kill the immune cells, which are often cancerous. Lea...
Plastic Surgery: Before and After Photos of Cosmetic Surgeries
Thinking about getting plastic surgery? Check out before and after pictures of popular plastic surgery procedures, including: liposuction, tummy tuck, breast implants, rhinoplasty (nose job), neck lift, and more.
Sinus Infection (Sinusitis) Symptoms & Treatment
Sinus infection (sinusitis) symptoms can include headaches, a sore throat, and toothaches. Antibiotics and home remedies can relieve sinus infection symptoms.
Bone Cancer
Read about bone cancer prognosis, treatment, symptoms, signs, survival rate, types, metastatic, and stage 4. Primary bone cancers account for less than 1% of all cancers.
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy: Reasons for the Procedure
Learn about bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Find out if the procedure is painful, learn about risks and complications, and discover what types of doctors perform bone marrow aspirations and biopsies.
Esophageal Cancer (Cancer of the Esophagus)
Read about esophageal cancer staging, causes, symptoms, treatment, life expectancy, survival rate, and prognosis. Learn about the relationship between Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer.
How Do You Replace a Gastrostomy Tube?
A gastrostomy tube (G-tube) is a feeding tube that is placed into the abdomen to provide nutrition or medication to patients with the inability to consume food orally, cancers of the oral cavities or esophagus, Alzheimer’s disease, strok...
Migraine vs. Stroke
Migraine is a type of headache that causes severe pain on one side of the head.
Why Would You Need a Blood Transfusion? Types, Risks & Side Effects
A blood transfusion is a life-saving, routine procedure used for blood loss from severe injuries or infections, kidney disease, and complications during surgery. Blood transfusion reactions, side effects, risks, and complications include...
Total Hip Replacement Recovery & Surgery Complications
total hip replacement involves removal of diseased cartilage and bone with prosthetic parts. Read about surgery complications (infection, prosthesis failure, fractured hip, limited mobility), post-op rehab, and precautions.
What Is Lupus? Symptoms, Rash, and Treatment
What is Lupus? Learn about lupus symptoms like butterfly rash, joint pain and fatigue. Find causes, diagnosis, and treatments for lupus, a disease most commonly found in women.
Breast Cancer: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Stages & Survival Rates
Get information on breast cancer (breast carcinoma) awareness, signs, symptoms, stages, types, treatment, and survival rates. Around 40,000 women in the U.S. die of breast cancer each year. Read about different tests, prevention and earl...
IUD (Intrauterine Device) Types, Effectiveness, and Side Effects
An IUD or intrauterine device, is a type of birth control. Side effects of IUDs depend on the type, but it may worsen menstrual cramps and pain.
Anemia: Common Causes, Symptoms, Types, and Treatment
Anemia is a disease marked by low numbers of red blood cells. Low iron deficiency or underlying disease, like cancer, may be to blame. Treatment can resolve anemia.
Liver Function: Tests, Diseases, Symptoms, Causes & Location
Consumer information about the liver function, the largest gland in the body.
What Chromosome Causes Down Syndrome?
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is most commonly caused by chromosome replication errors in which there are three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two.
Digestive Disorders: Visual Guide to Stomach Ulcers
Learn about the causes and symptoms of stomach ulcers, and find out which kinds of treatment can help.
Is Heller Myotomy a Major Surgery?
Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure that corrects achalasia, a condition that makes swallowing difficult (dysphagia).
What Is Esophageal pH Monitoring?
Esophageal pH monitoring is used to measure the reflux (regurgitation or backwash) of acid from the stomach into the esophagus and to diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Asthma
Read about asthma attacks and asthma treatment, types, medications, symptoms, triggers, causes, and prevention. Asthma is chronic airway inflammation marked by recurrent airway obstruction.
Stroke Causes, Symptoms, and Recovery
What is a stroke?
CT Scan (CAT Scan, Computerized Tomography) Procedure
Computerized tomography (CT scan) is a procedure that assists in diagnosing tumors, fractures, bony structures, and infections in the organs and tissues of the body. The procedure is also known as computed axial tomography (CAT scan).
Parathyroidectomy Surgery
Learn about parathyroidectomy, the removal of one or more of the parathyroid glands, a surgical procedure used to treat hyperparathyroidism.
Creatinine Blood Test: Normal, Low, High Levels, By Age & Results
The creatinine blood test is a test which measures kidney function.
How to Know if You Have Herpes, According to Doctors
Before you panic, go through this symptom checker.
11 Things That Can Increase Your Risk of Getting a UTI
Plus, how to prevent the common infection.
What Is a Head Cold-And Why Is it Even Called That?
Plus, how to alleviate the symptoms ASAP.
Why You Might Want to Drink Water Before You Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster Shot
Here's what to know-especially if you're prone to fainting.
Healthy Aging: Reasons for Memory Loss and Dementia Risk
Forget your keys? That might be absentmindedness. Forget what you did this morning? That might be a more serious memory problem. Find out what causes memory loss and what you can do about it.
Is a 120 IQ Good?
An IQ score of 120 is a good score since it means superior or above-average intelligence. IQ or intelligence quotient is a number that expresses the relative intelligence of a person.
How Do I Know If My Child Has Auditory Processing Disorder?
Auditory processing disorder (APD) affects the way your child’s brain perceives auditory (relating to the sense of hearing) information. It makes it difficult for your child to understand sounds including spoken words. APD affects about ...
What Are the Nine Symptoms of ADHD?
ADHD symptoms vary from person to person. There are different types of ADHD so it's important to keep that in mind when considering whether you or a loved one might have ADHD.
Penis Disorders: Get Facts about Causes and Symptoms
Penis disorders (male reproductive problems) include priapism, Peyronie's disease, balanitis, phimosis, paraphimosis, and penile cancer. Read on for causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
How Do Guys Get Epididymitis?
Epididymitis is inflammation of the testicular tube caused by sexually transmitted infections, other infections, blockage in the urethra, medication side effects or trauma.
Eight Myths About Chlamydia
So much wrong information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) gets passed around that it’s no surprise the diseases do too.
Can You Have a Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Without Having an STD?
In about 10% of cases, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may occur without having an STD.
FDA Recalls Over 2 Million Ellume At-Home Covid Test Kits Due to False Positive Results-Here's What to Know
The FDA is recalling the test kits over serious concerns that users are receiving a positive test result when they do not have COVID.
I Have Alzheimer's Disease-Here's What It Has Been Like Living With a Terminal Diagnosis for the Past 3 Years
It was one of my daughters who insisted that I be tested after months of what she said was "my memory decline."
BRCA1 vs. BRCA2: What to Know About These Gene Mutations and Breast Cancer
Experts explain risk factors, how to get tested, and more.
What Is Dense Breast Tissue, and How Does It Relate to Breast Cancer?
Here's what to do if you have a higher-than-normal mammographic density.
Chlamydia
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease or STD.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Read about a common STD in women, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which symptoms include a foul vaginal odor, vaginal discharge, infertility, and irregular vaginal bleeding.
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