An intense but short-term exposure to cannabis vapor lowered sperm counts and slowed sperm movement, or motility, not only in the directly exposed male mice but also in their sons. The Washington State University study, published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, builds on other human and animal studies, showing that cannabis can impede male reproductive […]

When Olivia Colman is involved in a project, the filming is always a blast. (Remember the jolly behind-the-scenes snaps from The Crown?) Colman, in true form, also brought her famously upbeat spirit to the set of The Lost Daughter, which marks Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut.  Co-star Dakota Johnson recently revealed in an interview with Town […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in the Midwest and New England. “Omicron is a […]

Earlier this year, thin-film microgrid arrays developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and used in neurologist Jon Kleen’s patients at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) showed that hippocampal brain activity consisted of waves that traveled bi-directionally during behavioral tasks. These thin-film microgrid arrays are designed not just to sit on the surface […]

India on Thursday confirmed its first cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in two people who traveled abroad, and a top medical expert urged people to get vaccinated. The Health Ministry said the cases involved two men in southern Karnataka state who came from abroad. It did not say which country, or if they were […]

Australia on Friday reported three students at a Sydney school have tested positive for the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the country’s first cases of community transmission of the new strain. Health officials said there were 10 additional suspected Omicron cases at the school that are urgently being confirmed, raising the spectre of widespread infection. The cluster […]

Loreen Willenberg talks about her AIDS diagnosis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Today marks World AIDS Day and is an […]

People with allergic conditions including hay fever, asthmas and eczema have an up to 40% lower risk of COVID-19 infection, study finds A new study looked at more than 16,000 adults in the UK between May 2020 and February 2021 People with atopic diseases – such as eczema – as well as hay fever or […]

Thanks for your question. We receive many questions about foreskin. For people who have foreskin the goal is to be able to retract (or gently pull back) the foreskin past the glans (head) of the penis. If you can retract your foreskin past the glans without any pain this is totally normal and healthy. If […]

Growing up, my familia approached the holidays almost like a tournament. At stake was which Tia could make the best tamales, which Tio could be the most lax on the couch, and whose daughters were the most polite and well-mannered. Upon our arrival, I would sit in the car before entering our aunt’s home so […]