Category: Health

Tinder has unveiled plans for a new feature that would, for a price, enable users to contact people that they haven’t matched with. While this may provide users with the opportunity to connect, experts have warned that this could increase the abuse and harassment faced by women on the app. The “ultra-premium” feature will […]

Two years ago, a young woman underwent a routine insertion of the contraceptive Implanon at a women’s health clinic in Victoria, Australia. However, in the months that followed, she began experiencing alarming symptoms such as rapid heartbeats, excessive sweating, and heartburn, signaling that something was amiss. Doctors investigated the cause of her illness and […]

Dog owners know the feeling of being greeted by their furry friends when they wake up in the morning, the excited wags and barks are ruined by the hot dog breath assaulting their nostrils. Luckily, a group of researchers has published a potential cure for the odeur de dog breath on Friday. The peer-reviewed […]

Few young people are likely to have heard abut Tetris, a puzzle video game created almost four decades ago by a Russian software engineer called Alexey Pajitnov. The game requires players to complete vertical lines by moving differently shaped pieces downwards onto the playing field to get points.  The speed of the falling pieces […]

A remarkable story unfolds as a 92-year-old grandmother decided to venture back into the dating world after a hiatus of 25 years. However, her first date didn’t unfold as expected, leaving her with a “complete failure” to recount. She took to TikTok, where she boasts millions of followers, to share her journey and the […]

One of the more interesting jobs I’ve held was teaching family practice resident physicians about the emotional side of illness. Many family practice residency programs have a significant behavioral science component in their training programs. I taught in two such residency training programs – one in New York at Downstate Medical Center, and the […]

This perplexing puzzle has taken the internet by storm, leaving countless users scratching their heads. It originally appeared on TikTok, courtesy of an account known for sharing brain teasers and personality quizzes. Presented below is an erroneous mathematical equation: 1 + 2 – 3 = 199, depicted with 31 matchsticks. Your task is simple—alter […]

The potentially deadly parasitic organism, responsible for the disease visceral leishmaniasis, has evolved a new strategy for spreading, according to a new study published on September 7. The peer-reviewed study, published in the academic journal Cell, found that the parasite was persisting in hostile environments by targeting individual non-immune cells.  The researchers had located […]

The UN agency said on Friday that 264 suspected cholera cases, four confirmed cases and 16 associated deaths werereportedin the eastern state as of 25 September.  Investigations are taking place to determine whether the disease has spread to Khartoum and South Kordofan states, which have seen increased cases of acute watery diarrhoea.  Sampling and surveillance  WHO is deploying rapid response teams to […]

Many breastfeeding women who suffer from postpartum depression fear that taking medication will harm their baby through their breast milk. This misconception often leads them to suffer in silence, avoiding discussions about their depression with healthcare professionals. However, the truth is quite the opposite. Women experiencing postpartum depression can and should seek help while […]