It's the child who has it worst

Anyone who has ever had a migraine knows how different they are from regular headaches. Sure, there is the pain, sometimes throbbing, sometimes dull, in the head region, but there's also the vision problems, the nausea, the sensitivity to light and sound, and the auras. And not the kind of “aura" that Gen Z is always talking about on TikTok. No, these auras are dirty little tricks of the mind, hallucinations, and harbingers of bad times . And the tough thing with migraines is that there's no cu…

She's putting her in danger

The bravest warriors

A singular shift?

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Reality is wild

Social media at large is certainly not a medical forum, but its users sure like to pretend it is. In the past couple of years, there have been… situations , one might say, that have increased the amount of medical discourse that happens among non-medical professionals both on social media and in the world at large. It makes sense of course: when people are faced with a crisis that is unprecedented in their lifetime, they tend to seek answers instead of wallowing in helplessness. Unfortunately,…

Instead of mooching, she could just play Meerca Chase for hours on end to make 1B Neopoints just like the rest of us did

Perfect attendance awards in school are a very tricky beast. There were definitely years in school where I never missed a day, and I was encouraged by my family and teachers to be proud of that. However, I didn't have perfect attendance in 2nd grade because I was particularly special or gifted. I only had perfect attendance because I was lucky. I didn't get sick, and no external factors kept me from school for those days. I accomplished nothing substantial, and yet I got praised for it. Concept…

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Why do so many people get sick during the holiday season ? Nobody likes being sick during the holidays, especially in a hospital. Nobody likes working overtime during the holidays either, unable to see their families when they should be together most. Unfortunately, there ain't no rest for the weary, so nurses and healthcare professionals everywhere spend so much of their December working till all hours of the night. It's so cruel that there's an increase in hospitalizations and illnesses durin…

Some ridiculous diagnoses

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