How Are Cold Sores Diagnosed? To see if you have the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which causes cold sores, your doctor may simply examine the cold sore or may take a culture from it. The doctor may ...

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The Faculty of Medicine is delighted to offer two types of scholarships for students starting full-time or part-time Master’s programmes in the upcoming academic year of study. Applications are ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. Last week, at least one scientific ...

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is an age-related condition associated with increased mortality among patients with cancer. CHIP mutations with high variant-allele ...

Disgraced Cree medicine man Cecil Wolfe is going to prison for sexual assaults he committed against a dozen women over nine years. Justice John Morrall sentenced Wolfe to eight years at Court of ...

Aldosterone dysregulation contributes to hypertension. Lorundrostat is an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, but data on its efficacy and safety in patients with hypertension are limited. In this ...

RCMP say a 15-year-old has died of a suspected drug overdose in Campbell River, B.C., believed to involve the prescription opioid hydromorphone and cough medicine. Const. Maury Tyre with the ...

The "best" cough medicine is ultimately based on the type of cough you have, as well as an evaluation of possible side effects. The three main types of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines adults can use ...

Here’s how this vibrant blue compound is being used to revolutionize functional medicine today. Methylene blue is a synthetic, water-soluble compound with a rich medical history. Initially used ...

Any Californian can purchase naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, directly from the state at a discounted price, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday. The medication is ...

French settlers called it Bad River; to the Native Americans who lived there first, it was always Mashkiiziibii: Medicine River. According to Mary Annette Pember in her powerful new book of that ...