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Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • Apr 5, 2016

Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • April 5, 2016

Your World This Week, Apr. 3 – 9

This week in health: An incredible HIV cure breakthrough, appalling results about worldwide obesity, why LSD might not be that bad for you, and how investing in women’s health can yield economic, societal and humanitarian benefits. Study Finds There Are More Obese People Than Underweight People Worldwide

By All That's Interesting • Apr 4, 2016

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Your World This Week, Apr. 3 – 9

This week in health: An incredible HIV cure breakthrough, appalling results about worldwide obesity, why LSD might not be that bad for you, and how investing in women’s health can yield economic, societal and humanitarian benefits. Study Finds There Are More Obese People Than Underweight People Worldwide

By All That's Interesting • April 4, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • Mar 31, 2016

Seven Dangerous Medications The FDA Should Never Have Approved

These seven shocking FDA mistakes include dangerous prescription drugs that cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

By Callie Stewart • March 31, 2016

The Tragic Heroism Of Gisella Perl, “The Angel of Auschwitz”

Forced to work for the notorious Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, Gisella Perl risked all to save as many lives as she could. This is her incredible, heartbreaking story.

By Abby Norman • Mar 9, 2016

The Tragic Heroism Of Gisella Perl, “The Angel of Auschwitz”

Forced to work for the notorious Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, Gisella Perl risked all to save as many lives as she could. This is her incredible, heartbreaking story.

By Abby Norman • March 9, 2016

Walter Yeo And When Plastic Surgery Was Worse Than The Injury

After Walter Yeo lost both eyelids in WWI, he underwent one of the world's first plastic surgeries. But was the horrifying treatment worse than the injury?

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 5, 2016

Walter Yeo And When Plastic Surgery Was Worse Than The Injury

After Walter Yeo lost both eyelids in WWI, he underwent one of the world's first plastic surgeries. But was the horrifying treatment worse than the injury?

By Nickolaus Hines • March 5, 2016

Your World This Week, Feb. 28 – Mar. 5

This week in health: Prescription drugs have nearly doubled in price in under a decade, Colorado introduces contentious bill to increase vaccination rates, new supercomputers will have a shockingly human power source, obesity linked to poor memory. Drug Price Hikes Mean Three Quarters Of Social Security Benefits Eaten Up By...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 29, 2016

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Your World This Week, Feb. 28 – Mar. 5

This week in health: Prescription drugs have nearly doubled in price in under a decade, Colorado introduces contentious bill to increase vaccination rates, new supercomputers will have a shockingly human power source, obesity linked to poor memory. Drug Price Hikes Mean Three Quarters Of Social Security Benefits Eaten Up By...

By All That's Interesting • February 29, 2016

See “Tree Man” Before And After The Surgery That Removed His Infamous Growths

Abul Bajandar, the 25-year-old Bangladeshi man known around the world as “Tree Man,” has successfully undergone his first surgery to trim back some of the bark-like warts on his hands and feet. Bajandar went under the knife on February 20 at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for three hours....

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 26, 2016

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See “Tree Man” Before And After The Surgery That Removed His Infamous Growths

Abul Bajandar, the 25-year-old Bangladeshi man known around the world as “Tree Man,” has successfully undergone his first surgery to trim back some of the bark-like warts on his hands and feet. Bajandar went under the knife on February 20 at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for three hours....

By Nickolaus Hines • February 26, 2016

Did Nazi Research Actually Contribute Anything Valuable To Medical Science?

It goes without saying that Nazi research into medical science was brutal and inhumane, but did they also discover anything useful or beneficial?

By Richard Stockton • Feb 25, 2016

Did Nazi Research Actually Contribute Anything Valuable To Medical Science?

It goes without saying that Nazi research into medical science was brutal and inhumane, but did they also discover anything useful or beneficial?

By Richard Stockton • February 25, 2016

Vomiting, Exorcism, And Drilling Holes In The Skull: Historical “Cures” For Mental Illness

We've still got a long way to go in helping the mentally ill, but this look at bizarre historical cures for mental illness show just how far we've come.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 24, 2016

Vomiting, Exorcism, And Drilling Holes In The Skull: Historical “Cures” For Mental Illness

We've still got a long way to go in helping the mentally ill, but this look at bizarre historical cures for mental illness show just how far we've come.

By All That's Interesting • February 24, 2016

Leonid Rogozov, The Soviet Doctor Who Performed Emergency Surgery On Himself

When Russian explorer Leonid Rogozov needed an appendectomy in the middle of Antarctica, he was the only doctor on site. So he did it himself.

By Nickolaus Hines • Feb 23, 2016

Leonid Rogozov, The Soviet Doctor Who Performed Emergency Surgery On Himself

When Russian explorer Leonid Rogozov needed an appendectomy in the middle of Antarctica, he was the only doctor on site. So he did it himself.

By Nickolaus Hines • February 23, 2016