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Conference Coverage
Does exposure to cell phone Wi-Fi spell trouble for sperm?
Preliminary study hints that motility, viability could take a hit when devices are in pockets.
Livin' on the MDedge
This brain surgery was BYOS: Bring your own saxophone
Plus: Mosquito attraction tested and women’s verbal fluency advantage confirmed.
Feature
You and the skeptical patient: Who’s the doctor here?
“I spoke to him on many occasions about the dangers of COVID, but he just didn’t believe me.”
Commentary
Vitamin D: Recent findings and implications for clinical practice
For a long time, vitamin D has been perceived as a magic bullet, a panacea, and a cure-all for many chronic health conditions.
Latest News
Dermatologists embrace low-dose oral minoxidil as hair loss adjunctive therapy
The number of scholarly publications examining its use for hair loss has grown dramatically in the last two years: There were 2 in 2019, and that...
Opinion
The marked contrast in pandemic outcomes between Japan and the United States
Over time Japan has the least cumulative deaths per capita of any major country in the world.
Livin' on the MDedge
Keep menstrual cramps away the dietary prevention way
Plus: Unemotional robots provoke emotional humans, superorganisms walk and leap around children’s mouths.
Feature
The truth about the ‘happy hormone’: Why we shouldn’t mess with dopamine
Since its first synthesis in the early 20th century, dopamine has often been misunderstood and oversimplified – and it seems the story is...
From the Journals
Long-term antidepressant use tied to an increase in CVD, mortality risk
“Careful assessment of the long-term cardiometabolic effects of antidepressant treatment is critical,” said Dr. Narinder Bansal.
From the Journals
Eating earlier offers health benefits, studies say
“You have this internal biological clock that makes you better at doing different things at different times of the day.”
Livin' on the MDedge
Malaria vaccine gets special delivery by tiny health personnel
Plus: Sleeping and sweating the years away and dragon-sized embezzling from a cancer charity.