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Watch Dr. Pimple Popper Squeeze a Blackhead ‘Seed’ From a Patient’s Lip

Michael PowellGetty Images In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper removes a sesame seed-like blackhead from a patient’s lip. The famed dermatologist also removes a second blackhead from the sensitive area under the patient’s eye. Blackheads, or open comedos, are clogged pores that are filled with dead skin cells and oil. Blackhead extractions are… Read More »

Utah Bans Conversion Therapy

Jan. 22, 2020 — Utah has banned the discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children. It’s the 19th state and one of the most conservative to outlaw the practice that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, the Associated Press reported. The ban in Utah could give support to people challenging… Read More »

IBM proposes AI rules to ease bias concerns

Bloomberg—IBM called for rules aimed at eliminating bias in artificial intelligence to ease concerns that the technology relies on data that bakes in past discriminatory practices and could harm women, minorities, the disabled, older Americans and others. As it seeks to define a growing debate in the U.S. and Europe over how to regulate the… Read More »

Amazon just filed a bunch of international trademarks for ‘Amazon Pharmacy’

Analysts say Amazon is poised to disrupt the $ 934.8 billion dollar global pharmaceutical industry. PillPack Amazon has filed to trademark “Amazon Pharmacy” in Canada, the U.K. and Australia, signaling a potential move into selling prescription drugs outside of the U.S. According to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office website, Amazon filed for the patent on… Read More »

Coronavirus symptoms: Six signs to watch out for as the deadly illness rips through China

“SARS symptoms often included fever, chills, and body aches which usually progressed to pneumonia.” No human cases of SARS have been reported anywhere int he world since 2004. Coronavirus is believed to have originated in a seafood market in Wuhan, central China. Head of Chinese government expert team, Zhong Nanshan, said two people in Guangdong… Read More »