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Waking up to a damp pillow is something many people have experienced at least once. While it’s often joked about or dismissed as harmless, drooling during sleep—known medically as sialorrhea—can sometimes be a signal that something deeper is going on in the body. Occasional drooling is common and usually harmless, but frequent or excessive drooling may point to […]

Rapper Ice Spice recently addressed speculation about her dramatic weight loss, revealing that the real reason was depression—not weight-loss medication or a new diet trend. The Bronx-born artist had been the subject of online rumors, with some people claiming she used the diabetes drug Ozempic, which has become associated with celebrity weight loss. But when

By Jacqueline Charles After five decades of providing medical care to nationals of Guyana and Jamaica, Cuba is withdrawing its doctors and other health specialists that have been a cornerstone of Caribbean healthcare. The move comes after both Jamaica and Guyana acknowledge that they have been unable to restructure their respective long-standing agreements with Havana to

The problematic test made Black patients’ kidneys appear healthier than they really were, delaying diagnosis of impending organ failure and referral for transplant. By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An unprecedented effort to reverse the effects of a racially biased medical test that blocked or delayed Black people from getting kidney transplants seems to

Central Florida Public Media | By Joe Mario Pedersen Measles cases continue to increase in Florida. As public health experts work to investigate the already reported infections, the virus continues to spread throughout the state. “The problem here is that if you’re unvaccinated, your chances of getting infected are just going up and up and up

A Sun Sentinel investigation: The dangers of the untested or unknown injectables that are pumped into your body By Cindy Krischer Goodman | cgoodman@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel The promises are alluring: Walk into a Miami med spa and leave with “brighter, more even skin tone” delivered via exosome microneedle injections in your face. Or visit a Winter