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New Evidence Links Nicotine Vaping to Oral and Lung Cancer
Recent research adds weight to concerns that nicotine-based vaping is not harmless — studies of cells, animals, and emerging human data point to mechanisms by which e-cigarette aerosol can contribute to oral and lung cancers. This article explains the evidence, biological pathways, limitations, and what it means for public health and individual choices.
The Tiny Pill That Restores a Whole Gut — How It’s Changing Lives
An exploration of oral microbiome therapeutics — tiny capsules that rebuild gut communities, prevent recurrent infections, and reshape medicine. This feature explains how they work, who benefits, risks, access issues, and where the science is headed.
Full Clitoral Nerve Network Mapped: Women's Health Breakthrough
For the first time, researchers have mapped the full clitoral nerve network, revealing complex sensory pathways with major implications for sexual medicine, pelvic pain treatment, reconstructive surgery, and medical education. This feature explains the discovery, methods, and what it means for patients and clinicians.
Mean Height of 19-Year-Old Males, 1985–2019: Global Trends
A deep look at how the average stature of 19-year-old males changed between 1985 and 2019 across selected countries, exploring patterns, drivers, and implications for health and society.
When Vaccines Work: Why We Forget the Diseases They Prevent
Vaccines are one of public health's greatest successes — and that success creates a paradox: as disease disappears from daily life, collective memory fades, altering risk perception, policy priorities, and public behavior. This feature explores how and why societies forget vaccine-preventable horrors, the consequences of that forgetting, and practical ways to preserve hard-earned lessons without stoking fear.
Surviving Brain Cancer and Diabetes Insipidus: My Halloween Finish
In 2008 I was diagnosed with brain cancer and a rare, severe form of diabetes insipidus that made me urinate roughly 11 gallons a day. This is the story of diagnosis, treatment, the unexpected humor and healing that followed, and the Halloween costume I wore the year I finished treatment.