Von Claudia Shannon

What to Know About Birth Control If Youre Transmasculine

When providers talk about LARC methods, theyâ€™re typically talking about intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the birth control implant, Mary Jane Mink...

Weed, but Make it Fashion: Cannabis Brands Use Fashion to Destigmatize the Plant

When Lana Van Brunt and Hayley Dineen founded their cannabis accessory brand, Sackville & Co., in 2018, there was a gap in the market. The merg...

Why Eating Apples Can Cause Digestive Problems

That's a good thing, since dietary fiber offers many benefits, including promoting healthy digestion and regular bowel movements, and helping lower...

Ivermectin, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Safety: Your Questions Answered

Like ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine is primarily used to treat and prevent parasitic infections. Unlike ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine is regularly...

M3GAN Trailer is Already 2023s Best Art

Thereâ€™s nothing yet thatâ€™s piqued my attention for 2023 media goes as much as M3GAN, a horror film featuring maybe the scariest doll-child-robo...

Leftover Bacteria Fragments May Extend Symptoms of Lyme Disease

In PET brain scans of people with PTLDS, other researchers have detected signs of glial activation many months after treatment, signifying persiste...

Americans Gaining Most Weight in Their 20s and 30s: what They Can Do

â€œAs people are dating and making impressions in life and work, we tend to be â€˜weight conscious.â€™â€. Dr. Mir Ali, a bariatric surgeon and med...

How to Cook Purple Yams: Baked, Boiled or Roasted

Bake purple yams just as you would do with sweet potatoes. There are several ways to cook purple yams, and baking them is a popular one. Boiling th...

What You Need to Know About the Zephyr Valve for COPD

A Zephyr valve is a one-way valve doctors place in your airway. The Zephyr valve is for people ages 40 to 75 years old with severe emphysema and wh...

Why You May Be Depressed After Surgery and How to Cope

But if you continue experiencing these symptoms for more than two weeks after surgery, depression could be the culprit. That's also the case for de...

Kym Whitley & Lena Waithe Tell a Story of Work, Love & Unexpected Motherhood on Audible

Lena Waithe and Kym Whitley have partnered for a new series on Audible. â€œFamilies come in all different types of people,â€ Whitley shares. Many ...

Why Men Face a Higher Risk of Most Cancers Than Women

The researchers say the findings suggest that biological differences between sexes â€” such as physiological, immunological, and genetic factors â€...