June 2019

Two Meningitis B Vaccines Have Been Approved in the US. So Why Are Young People Still Dying From It?

Two Meningitis B Vaccines Have Been Approved in the US. So Why Are Young People Still Dying From It?

The Vaccine Crisis Nobody’s Talking About Talk of vaccines – specifically, the growing anti-vaxxer movement – has dominated news cycles on and off increasingly over the last few years, coming to a roaring crescendo earlier this year with the resurgence of measles in several U.S. states. Officials from New York to Los Angeles implemented public […]

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What It's Really Like to Be Born Without a Vagina

What It’s Really Like to Be Born Without a Vagina

Most women are born with their primary and secondary organs, but this isn’t always the case. Women diagnosed with a medical condition known as Rokitansky syndrome are born without a uterus and without a vagina. While it seems like this condition would be immediately detected at birth, for some women diagnosed with the syndrome, it

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The Hearts of Men and Women Work Differently, New Research Shows

The Hearts of Men and Women Work Differently, New Research Shows

It’s no surprise that men and women are built differently. However, it has become increasingly obvious to women and medical professionals everywhere that it’s time science to gain a better understanding of what exactly these differences are. When it comes to the heart and related conditions, science shows us that women and men each have

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I Was A Total Skeptic About CBD—But Now I Use It Every Day.

I Was A Total Skeptic About CBD—But Now I Use It Every Day.

CBD is all the rage right now, but does it actually work? I asked myself that question every day. I couldn’t go on social media without seeing something about cannabidiol. People were using it left, right and center to treat everything from their anxiety disorder to back pain. Others just wanted the relaxing, calm feel

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Finding Alzheimer's: A Potential Breakthrough

Finding Alzheimer’s: A Potential Breakthrough

Dementia is a serious problem in the elderly population; an estimated fourteen percent of people older than 70 have some form of dementia and this number increases to almost 40% of those over age 90. Although most people immediately think of Alzheimer disease when they hear the word “dementia”, there are actually many different causes

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He Died After The Family Took Him Off Life Support. Then He Walked Through The Door

He Died After The Family Took Him Off Life Support. Then He Walked Through The Door

At the care unit of Chicago’s Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, a man was lying on life support struggling for his life. Authorities contacted Brenda Bennet-Johnson and Rosie Brooks to visit the man whom they identified as their brother. The two women could not be sure of it as the man’s face was heavily bruised

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It’s Normal For Your Vagina To Change As You Get Older—But These 5 Things Can Age It Faster

It’s Normal For Your Vagina To Change As You Get Older—But These 5 Things Can Age It Faster

Are you ready to confront the naked reality about vagina change? Some small life decisions that you previously thought had no tangible effects could be forcing your vagina to age faster than it should. Before we dig deep into detail, let’s clear the air and define the “aging” term. Here, aging describes the loss of elasticity and

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Nurses Reveal 10 Things They Wish They Could Tell Patients, But Can't

Nurses Reveal 10 Things They Wish They Could Tell Patients, But Can’t

Nurses are artists of caring, compassion, and filtering a tactful delivery of information. In NursesLabs, nurse Rozzette Cabrera describes how patients often feel most comfortable opening up to nurses because of such reasons. Have you ever wondered what nurses would tell patients if that filter wasn’t a job necessity? It’s time for a nurse to reveals

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25 Heart Risk Factors You Need To Pay Attention After 40

25 Heart Risk Factors You Need To Pay Attention After 40

As you approach your 40s, heart health should be a significant concern. The American Heart Association released a report in 2015 indicating that around 6.3 percent of men and 5.6 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 59 struggle with coronary heart disease yearly. The rates are nearly double as the decade’s progress. Heart failure

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