My doctor told me I was just a lazy teenager — turns out I have cancer

My doctor told me I was just a lazy teenager — turns out I have cancer

This woman’s doctor allegedly shrugged off her ailments and said “laziness” was the answer — but it turns out she had cancer.   When Courtney Nettleton, a 21-year-old from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, found herself feeling “uncontrollably” tired and sleeping 14 hours every day over the summer of 2021, she feared something was wrong.  “I was told … Read more

Old, cheap hair-loss pill is doing wonders for baldness

Old, cheap hair-loss pill is doing wonders for baldness

Science is finally overtaking baldness. There is an age-old remedy for hair loss that is back in style – and its effects have been spectacular for many men and women alike. Minoxidil, a key ingredient in foams such as the brand Rogaine, is being popularized in oral pill form—like it was before scalp-rubbing treatments in … Read more

Doctors say Kansans are less prone to monkeypox despite having a positive case – Kansas Reflector

Doctors say Kansans are less prone to monkeypox despite having a positive case – Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA – After the first confirmed positive case of monkeypox was identified in Kansas over the weekend, doctors are confident the risk to the public will remain low. On Saturday, health officials in Kansas and Johnson County announced — based on laboratory testing — the state’s first estimated case of monkeypox in a Johnson County … Read more