Q&A: How Fighting Superbugs Could Help Prevent the Next Pandemic
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microbes — or tiny germs such as bacteria, viruses or fungi — evolve in ways that make the medicines used...
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Glaucoma 101
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Medically reviewed by Raymond Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a condition that affects the eyes....
After 14 Years of Chronic Pain, I’m Finally Embracing Pain Management
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector It was a gorgeous summer afternoon in Los Angeles. I’d just had a great time out at brunch and...
Do Ethnicity and Race Put People at Higher Risk for Head and Neck Cancers?
If you’re Black, your risk of developing head and neck cancer — which consists of cancers of the lips, mouth, voice box, throat and salivary...
Don’t Journey Alone: How to Find Caregiving Help for a Loved One with Dementia
When Mitzie Watson’s mother came to live with her, it didn’t take long to notice something was off. “She couldn’t identify her medications, and she...
New Research Shows Where Women Carry Fat Could Protect Them From Brain Disease
When it comes to protecting from brain disease, we know a few rules that’ll help us age gracefully: exercise regularly and go easy on the...
Get Strong, Shapely Legs With This Do-Anywhere Leg Workout
These moves, forming part of a killer leg workout, works *hard* to build lean muscle and firm those legs fast. The explosive moves (plyometrics) in...
I Lost My Singing Career to Thyroid Cancer — And Found My True Voice
January is Thyroid Awareness Month As told to Nicole Audrey Spector When I was in college, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, also called Hashimoto’s...
Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Vaginal Atrophy
Medically reviewed by Sheryl Kingsberg, Ph.D. If you’re over 50 and sex has become less pleasurable, or even painful, you’re not imagining it — and...
Pop Quiz: Do You Actually Know What’s Going On With Your Vagina?
Have you got the low-down on your vagina? It’s been a while since we were in awks-inducing sex ed classes labelling Fallopian tubes. Luckily, it...