Kissing style, positions, and locations matter — What’s the story with having sex on the sniffles? Graham King, MD, a physician with Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota, has a patient who wears a sanitary mask while sick — an unproven method that King says could, theoretically, help prevent spreading the illness. But the decision to…

Researchers call for better nutrition education in the medical curriculum — What do diabetes, heart disease, and obesity have in common? The right diet can help manage and even prevent all of these conditions. …

They promise benefits such as increased blood circulation, injury prevention, and pain relief. But experts are skeptical. — During the 2017 NBA finals, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving spent his time on the sidelines getting worked on with a strange-looking, jiggle-inducing massage gun. Technically called a percussive therapy device, the gadget, which can cost $600 and up, looks a little like a power drill with different foam heads…

Not everyone needs months of talking to improve their mental health — What if you could get the benefits of ongoing, month- or yearlong therapy in less time — maybe even in just one session? While there’s no formal definition, “short-term therapy” typically refers to treatments consisting of no more than 12 sessions, explains Ryan Howes, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Pasadena…

Why the field lacks diversity, and how that can hurt everyone — Precision medicine has a bit of a “what can’t it do?” allure. Defined as “an approach for protecting health and treating disease that takes into account a person’s genes, behaviors, and environment,” it aims to help people get the right treatment, in the right dose, at the right time. It’s…

Here’s what experts know — and don’t know — about physical activity and intense headaches — Corina Froese had her first severe headache when she was 11. “I had never experienced that kind of sensation before. I remember realizing, ‘Oh, this must be what a headache is,’” she says. …

When it’s 20 years early, but the symptoms point to menopause — After their wedding in June 2017 and honeymoon in Tanzania that October, Holly Gurr and her husband, James, looked forward to the bliss of marriage. But instead, they learned that their future together wasn’t going to be what they had imagined. Gurr, who lives in London, missed her period while…