Anal sex is the practice of inserting the penis, fingers, or a foreign object such as a vibrator into the anus for sexual pleasure. With the appropriate precautions, anal sex is mostly safe. However, there are different potential risks that may not be present in vaginal or oral sex. For example, the anus cannot naturally… Read More »
When Denise Brown lost her hearing suddenly in 2008, one of the things she missed most was being able to enjoy music. The Hattiesburg, Miss., resident, who had been involved in music since she was 14, learned to hear again after receiving two cochlear implants. Denise Brown with her husbandand grandchild The implants allowed her to resume… Read More »
MONTREAL — The Quebec Health Department wants the thousands of women in the province who have received textured breast implants since 1995 to be warned of a potential cancer risk. The government has asked the province’s hospitals and clinics to contact all patients who received that specific type of implant in the last 24 years… Read More »
This week there are a series of articles related to the recommendations issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) several weeks ago, stating that all pregnant and postpartum women should be evaluated in order to determine risk for depressive illness and recommends that women at increased risk for perinatal depression should be referred… Read More »