Category: Body

You’ve probably heard that strong little magnets are dangerous for children. You would never give your baby a neodymium magnet; you know that two of […]

You’ve heard of “long COVID,” but COVID isn’t the only disease that can cause long-term symptoms. Other respiratory infections, including colds, flu and pneumonia, sometimes […]

Welcome to another TikTok Myth of the Week that I really, really wish I could come up with. Today we’re talking about “bone crushing,” sometimes […]

Like many other Americans, I volunteered at a mass vaccination site in 2021. Under a tent, a group of medical workers loaded syringes, which staff […]

Some TikTok myths I find in the wild (like stories about supposed tick attacks ), and sometimes I’m alerted by news articles that claim there’s […]

When pseudoephedrine was banned from over-the-counter sales in 2006 (it’s still available “over the counter” but kept behind the counter), Sudafed and other companies had […]

You grew up with a womb and are taught that menstruation is a sign of good health, with the added benefit of not being pregnant. […]

When I first saw one of these TikTok videos, I didn’t get to look at it too closely. The doctor cut off the man’s pants […]

Anyone who has ever shaved has likely experienced pain or discomfort at some point. Whether it’s a scrape, cut, or cut from a razor that […]

The 2021 COVID shots — and even the bivalent booster therapy you may have received recently — are no longer suitable for common strains of […]

There is a human behavior researcher somewhere who can explain why I surrounded myself with water bottles for so long and still remained dehydrated. I […]

There is a lot of crap in our healthcare system. Even if you have a pretty good idea of ​​what treatment will help you, it […]

Chemicals that are difficult to degrade in the environment have infiltrated most of our bodies (whether we know it or not) and are present in […]

If you’re a fan of explosive diarrhea, summer is a great time to catch it. Between cryptosporidiosis , which can survive in chlorinated pools, and […]

If you haven’t paid attention to the air quality index until now, you probably learned a lot about it pretty quickly. Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. […]

Having children means being constantly exposed to disease. On average, young children develop six to eight upper respiratory tract infections per year ; in practical […]

I woke up this morning to an air quality alert, as probably many of you do. Smoke from wildfires in Canada has shifted to the […]

While browsing TikTok about health or fitness this week, you may stumble upon a video explaining that it will give you a test of your […]

If you’ve been trying to improve your posture and just can’t, let me introduce you to something that might surprise you: how you stand or […]

The US’s first over-the-counter birth control pill may be on its way. An FDA advisory panel voted unanimously to approve Opill, a progestin-only birth control […]

You know you shouldn’t consult Dr. Google when you really need a real doctor, but you’re here because you did. You’ve had a headache and […]

As the tick population grows ( thanks to climate change ) and tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease spread , tick checks have become routine […]

Have you ever felt unwell when your period started, or maybe a week or so before your period? Social media has dubbed it the “period […]

Most people who need hearing aids do not use them. By some estimates, this includes 70% of older Americans with hearing loss . Can you […]

You or your children may already be familiar with angina; I know that as a child I had to suffer from many throat swabs and […]

It’s not your imagination – spring allergy season really gets worse every year. (Thanks, climate change.) The pollen season now starts 20 days earlier and […]

Saying “my back hurts” is the same as saying “my car is noisy”. It may be serious, or it may be nothing, and only a […]

Look, I’m not against a bidet. I have one at home and I appreciate it. But there are some nonsensical bidet-related myths that need to […]

For starters: No. You should not have (or perform) a lobotomy. It would be impossible to find a surgeon willing to take on this procedure, […]

It’s easy to look at the intersection of fitness and technology and see only red flags: Research has linked technology, especially social media, to unrealistic […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that new regulations require mammographs to notify patients of their breast density . Thirty-eight states (and the […]

Personal hygiene standards are not universal. Personal, cultural and religious differences, socioeconomic factors and a host of other factors determine how and how often we […]

If you’ve been sick with a cough and runny nose for a few days, you may come to the clinic desperate for something to help […]

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes to its rules for prescribing mifepristone for abortion. Before the rule change, you couldn’t get […]

We like to think that our hair is permanently attached to our head, but this is not entirely true. Each hair goes through its own […]

LASIK eye surgery is known for being a quick and convenient medical procedure, and sometimes it is. The operation takes only a few minutes and […]

Bodies are exhaustingly demanding to maintain. The longer you live, the more detailed the list of things you need to do to stay alive and […]

You may have heard of people, in particular older people, who have had a heart attack from shoveling snow. But what’s so dangerous about digging? […]

If you have a vagina, you’ve probably been told that it’s essential to urinate immediately after sex to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). But it […]

Imagine yourself outside in a cold winter landscape. The toes are chilly, and the cold air burns the face. The sounds are muffled by the […]