My Son’s Remark About Not Being Able To Do This Common Bodily Function Seemed Harmless — Until I Googled What It Meant

When most people need to let a buildup of air escape from their stomach, the cricopharyngeus muscle relaxes and allows the ...
Medical Dialogues

Subcutaneous nitroglycerin effectively prevents radial artery occlusion in children: JAMA

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that subcutaneous nitroglycerin demonstrated ...
Becker's Hospital Review

5 new drug shortages

In recent weeks, drug manufacturers have announced shortages for several medications. Becker’s compiled a list of recent drug shortages based on data from the American Society of Health-System ...
Her CampusOpinion

The Ugly Truth of PETA and Animal Testing

Whatever you think of it all revolves around one thing – animal rights. Discovered in 1980, People for the Ethical Treatment ...

Would You Get a Fat Transfer With Someone Else's Fat?

It’s the newest frontier in regenerative medicine. We asked plastic surgeons for all the details, gory and otherwise.
The Canadian Press on MSN

Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries

Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some ...
Clinical Advisor

Preventing Avascular Necrosis in Developmental Hip Dysplasia

Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.
WKMSOpinion

Long-term birth control should come without a price tag of pain, say Kentuckians

Kentuckians told the Lantern they got intrauterine devices, better known as IUDs, because of concern that they would lose ...

7 Ways to Make Your Childbirth Easier

Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit ...
Reader's Digest Canada on MSN

What to Expect When You Get a Mole Removed

After having a few moles removed, I was surprised by how long the scars took to heal. Here's what I learned about smoother—and faster—recovery. The post What to Expect When You Get a Mole Removed ...
Kentucky New Era

Birth control should come without pain, say Kentuckians

Kentuckians say they got intrauterine devices, better known as IUDs, because of concern that they would lose access to birth ...
KTBS 3

General Anesthesia Safe For C-sections, Analysis Argues

General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a C-section, researchers recently reported in the ...