medicine
Man Experiences ‘Scrotal Necrosis’ After Cobra Bites His Balls
He was bitten by a deadly snouted cobra that was hiding in a toilet.
India’s Queerphobic Medical Books To Get a Much Needed Makeover
“This practice of conversion ‘therapy’ is unethical and unscientific. It follows directly from the damage caused by these books.”
I Have Vulvodynia. This Is How I Have Sex
“My pelvis just feels like it’s on fire constantly, from front to back.”
Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted From Hog to Human
It’s a major breakthrough for xenotransplantation, and a dream for both scientists and transhumanists.
This Guy Is Cumming Out of His Ass
A rare complication from a catheter might have made this man ejaculate through his anus for two years.
How Machine Learning Is Identifying New, Better Drugs
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the drug development process, making the work faster, more efficient, and more effective.
India Is Battling COVID and Misinformation About COVID ‘Cures’
Misinformation about different traditional medicine cures is gaining momentum.
America Has Been Through An Opioid Crisis Before
America’s first opioid crisis came after its bloodiest war, but the lessons of the original debacle have been lost in history.
My Generic Medications Failed Me. I’m Not Alone
Our health-care system relies on generics working just as brand-name drugs do. But what happens when they don’t?
The Brazilian Engineers Who Created an Open-Source Ventilator
To combat COVID-19, Dr. Marcelo Zuffo and Dr. Raúl Lima created an open-license ventilator called INSPIRE that can be built with relatively easy-to-find parts.
Watch This Nine-Year-Old Girl Play Piano During Her Brain Surgery
Awake craniotomy, also called awake brain surgery, is performed on the brain while the patient is conscious and alert.
The Doctor Confronting COVID-19 After Decades of Fighting HIV
Dr. Nombulelo Magula, head of internal medicine at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, is helping shape South Africa’s pandemic response on both local and national levels.