Sports medicine & Kinesiology

World Cup concussion rules may be putting players' lives at risk

In the eighth minute of their Fifa men's World Cup match against England, Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand collided face-first with a teammate. The clash left the keeper bloodied, unsteady on his feet, and apparently ...

Medications

Ayahuasca: Just how safe is this psychoactive brew?

Psychedelic drugs are experiencing something of a renaissance. It's no longer a case of turning on, tuning in and dropping out, as the hippy mantra went in the 1960s. Tripping—whether on magic mushrooms, LSD or psychedelic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Death every day': Fear and fortitude in Uganda's Ebola epicentre

As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body for the funeral—the latest victim of Ebola ...

Health

Quit removing wax from your ears

It can be a common habit—after a shower or getting out of the pool, grabbing a cotton-tipped swab to clean out one's ears to help get rid of excess water, or to remove what one thinks is earwax build-up.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tips for treating the flu at home

It's flu season, during which approximately 30 million Americans will get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fortunately, most of those cases don't require medical attention and can be treated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A dermatologist on recognizing the monkeypox rash

Anyone who gets a new, unexplained skin rash should call their doctor and get medical care in case it's monkeypox, public health officials advise.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hand, foot and mouth disease in kids

Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated ...

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