Women directly buying their birth control online are getting a glimpse of what the future of medicine could be. And according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine published today, it’s—drum roll—pretty darn safe. The study—titled “A Study of Telecontraception”—recruited seven “secret shoppers” in California who purchased birth control from nine vendors… Read More »
Miss Diva 2019 winner Vartika Singh (Photo Credits: Twitter) The annual Miss Diva winners were announced in the city tonight and the event was graced by none other than Kangana Ranaut. Last year’s winner, Nehal Chudasama was elated to pass on the crown to her successor, Vartika Singh while Shefali Sood won the Miss Diva… Read More »
Depression is not cancer. It’s a completely different disease. Yet when I look back on my husband’s depression and death by suicide three years ago, it sure looks a lot like cancer to me. As an adolescent medicine physician in Los Angeles, I have cared for many patients with depression and mental illness, and as… Read More »
Photo: George Marks/Getty Images Even if battling zits is a distant memory filed away with high-school gym class and algebra tests, acne marks and scars can annoyingly linger long after the pimples are gone. “If someone gets a very large pimple or cyst, the natural healing process of the skin will create a scar,” says… Read More »