A Shaft of Light We were 7-year-olds without siblings, living in adjacent Montreal apartments that shared a bathroom light shaft. Margaret had curly, ruddy-brown hair and glasses, and we simply liked each other. As soon as our parentally approved time together ended, we would run to our respective bathrooms, stand on our respective toilet seats… Read More »
Photo by cuellarGetty Images In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper skillfully removes several blackheads speckled across a patient’s back. Dr. Lee uses an extractor to push down on the skin, satisfyingly freeing debris from the clogged pores. Blackheads, or open comedos, are are filled with dead skin cells and oil, often referred to… Read More »
High blood pressure is the silent killer. It puts people at risk for heart attacks, strokes, vascular disease, kidney failure. It is basically really bad to have longstanding, undertreated high blood pressure. But it is also harmful to be told you have high blood pressure when you don’t, and to be treated for high blood… Read More »
Learn how to prevent glaucoma and support healthy vision. Glaucoma. You’ve probably heard of it before. You probably know it has something to do with the eyes, but what is it exactly? How serious is it, and could you be affected by it? Let’s get some of those questions answered. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is… Read More »
Services in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) are legally obliged to enforce rules on charging migrants and refugees, but clinicians working in HIV, sexual and reproductive health have significant gaps in their knowledge, according to a survey published last month in the Journal of Public Health. Seventy-one per cent said they would like more… Read More »