Tag: Medical Minute
Health
NC Teen Embraces Birthmarks, Despite Relentless Bullying
Heads up, national media: this is what courage and bravery looks like -- not a man wearing a dress.
19-year-old Ciera Swaringen was born with...
News
Arrested Teen Saves the Life of Police Officer
A quick-thinking teenager may have saved the life of a police officer who apparently suffered a heart attack or stroke.
In September, Fort Lauderdale officer...
Medical Minute
Medical Minute: Deadly Ebola Virus Spreads to Liberia; Can it Spread to America?
The deadly Ebola virus outbreak has spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone from neighboring Guinea, health officials say.
The Ebola outbreak has killed 78 victims...
Health
Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Infects 25 Children in California
Doctors in California are baffled by a mysterious illness that mimics the dreaded Polio virus. Polio paralyzed thousands of children and adults worldwide until...
Medical Minute
Medical Minute: 1 in 2 Black Women Has Herpes
New studies show that the black community is rife with sexually transmitted diseases. In fact, black women top the lists of women afflicted with...
Health
Medical Minute: Tonsil Stones (Tonsilolith)
A loyal reader asked me to write a Medical Minute about Tonsiloliths, aka tonsil stones, also called tonsil calculus, pebbles, tonsil corn, etc. There...