Author name: PositiveMed

Scientists Develop New Laser That Can Find and Destroy Cancer Cells in the Blood

Scientists Develop New Laser That Can Find and Destroy Cancer Cells in the Blood

Leave a Comment / cancer /

Scientists every day, new medicines and technologies are being tested to help detect and destroy cancer cells. One such technology being tested by today’s medical experts is a new type of laser that doctors use to zap cancer cells. While this technology is still being tested, it is 1,000 times more delicate than other methods […]

Scientists Develop New Laser That Can Find and Destroy Cancer Cells in the Blood Read More »

9 Awkward Things That Happen During Sex That No One Ever Talks About

9 Awkward Things That Happen During Sex That No One Ever Talks About

Leave a Comment / Sex, Sexual Health /

Sex. It’s that part of life that nearly everyone experiences but never truly feels comfortable talking about. The media has a way of making you feel like you’re either not doing it right or not having enough, and it can be especially difficult for people who aren’t sexually active to finally start doing the deed

9 Awkward Things That Happen During Sex That No One Ever Talks About Read More »

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?

Leave a Comment / Meningitis, Viral Meningitis /

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

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

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

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

Leave a Comment / vagina, Women’s Health /

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

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

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

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

Leave a Comment / heart health /

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

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

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.

Leave a Comment / Alternative Medicine /

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

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

Finding Alzheimer's: A Potential Breakthrough

Finding Alzheimer’s: A Potential Breakthrough

Leave a Comment / Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer’s /

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

Finding Alzheimer’s: A Potential Breakthrough Read More »

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

Leave a Comment / health /

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

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

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

Leave a Comment / women's health, Women’s Health /

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

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

Scroll to Top