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Flu jab 2020: How to tell if you have flu or coronavirus as winter flu season kicks off 

“We also have good antiviral drugs that can be used to limit complications, and even preventively to protect against household spread. “Unfortunately, with coronavirus, we do not have any of these things yet.” “We are already seeing a huge upsurge in people with minor respiratory symptoms – children being sent home from school with coughs… Read More »

How to tell if a penis rash is from HIV

Similarly to other viral infections, an early symptom of HIV is a rash that can appear anywhere on the body, including the penis. When HIV causes a rash, it appears as a flat red patch with small red bumps. Itchiness is the primary symptom of an HIV rash. HIV rashes typically appear on the upper… Read More »

'Widespread and dangerous': Facing medical uncertainty, doctors tell patients it's all in their heads

But that doctor was proved wrong when an MRI showed that the girl had acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, a polio-like disease that’s struck hundreds of children since 2014. Erin Olivera, mother of a child with AFM and founder of a private Facebook page for parents of 400 children with the disease, says Bailey’s experience… Read More »