I did an HIV test five times and all was negative, but I still have HIV symptoms. Why?

The test is 99.9% accurate after 45 days. HIV is never diagnosed with symptoms because the symptoms vary widely and are never used to diagnose. Frequently you don't see sym...

Biologically? Absolutely not. Many women get pregnant during their 30s.

Medically speaking, if you are going to turn 35 during your pregnancy you get the unfortunately named...

Can Female Physicians Opt Out of Giving Prostate Exams?

Hey! This is a thoughtful question and one that gets to the heart of medical practice and professionalism. As a prima...

I quit drinking nearly 14 years ago . But after the first 21 days I started getting symptoms of pancreatitis. Severe pain from my diaphragm right through to my back . I wen...

Go to a gas station that is within a highway service center, where regular traffic comes almost non stop. There is usually a McDonald's or Burger King and a Convenience sto...

Hi. I was sentenced to 180 months in prison when I was 24. I spent the majority of that time in Petersburg FCC, a medium security federal prison in southern Virginia. My en...

I know this probably isn't the most common type that will kill you without realizing you have it, but this is my experience with it. I know it is very common that it can be...

Yes. The liver processes 1 unit of alcohol per hour.

Most people with this drinking pattern will simply consume enough alcohol to match where they are on a tolerance level. ...

Not necessarily. I was cutting grass in my field when I heard my phone trying to call out. So I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the screen and saw it was calling 9...

I once had a tenant like you, I hope karma bites you in the behind. I had to deal with something like this during that whole covid thing where it didn't matter if the perso...

Yes. My liver failed. I was in the process of being put on the donor list, the delay because multiple doctors thought I wasn't going to live.

I obviously did, later healed m...

It happened with my mom. She was 51, and started having trouble with nausea and keeping food down. The doctor told her she had a stomach flu and told her to try some Tyleno...