Health Officials Urge Doctors to Address I.U.D. Insertion Pain
As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics.In recent…
The Gamer and the Psychiatrist
Did Dr. Alok Kanojia's livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line?A few minutes into his…
Her Epilepsy Seemed to Be Managed Well … Until It Wasn’t
More than a decade after her original diagnosis, she suddenly had episodes of losing consciousness. Was this a different type…
How to Engage Your Core for Safe, Effective Movement
The advice is common — and vague. Here’s how to do it properly.When I began weight lifting in my late…
Free Covid Vaccines Will Soon Become Harder for Some to Find
A program that provided more than one million Covid shots to uninsured and underinsured people is coming to an end.There…
Sadness Among Teen Girls May Be Improving, C.D.C. Finds
A national survey found promising signs that key mental health measures for teens, especially girls, have improved since the depths…
Compounded Semaglutide: What to Know About Overdose Risks of Ozempic Alternative
Some patients say it’s easy to get the do-it-yourself doses of compounded semaglutide wrong.Three hours after Becky Cheairs injected herself…
Men Still Have More Orgasms Than Women During Sex, a New Study Shows
A new study suggests they still have fewer orgasms during sex than their partners do, even with age and experience.The…
Is Nail Polish Bad for Your Nails?
Q: I keep my nails near-constantly polished, but I worry that it’s damaging them. Do nails need breaks or time…
Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening
The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate…