Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of crestal anesthesia compared to the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) in 6-9-year-old children undergoing tooth extraction. Material and Methods: This ...

In pop psychology, as well as everyday conversation, people often toss around phrases like “I just want to feel safe” or “Being numb helps me cope.” But as research and clinical observation show, ...

My legs go numb after only 15 minutes of walking, due to spinal stenosis. Is there anything I can do to relieve the symptoms? Peter Cloke, Ipswich. Dr Martin Scurr replies: Spinal stenosis occurs when ...

Let the games of inches begin. The German newspaper Bild reported in January that some male athletes may be injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to fly further while competing at the 2026 ...

MILAN ― Ski jumpers and penile injections have become one of the most awkward conversations of the 2026 Winter Games. Now the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has dismissed it all as a "wild ...

Discomfort is inevitable; no matter how much we try to avoid feeling uncomfortable, stressed, or anxious, life will inevitably throw us situations and stimulus that cause us discomfort and unease.

The arrival of the Wegovy pill (semaglutide), the first oral GLP-1 drug approved to treat obesity, means freedom of choice: Adults who are looking to lose weight and have at least one weight-related ...

A few months ago, I caught myself saying yes to an ask that every part of me wanted to decline. It was a small thing, an extra favor squeezed into an already overflowing week, but I agreed to do it ...

Matthew Hennessey’s experience with the world of Kafka-esque medical billing underscores the need for site-neutral Medicare payments (“A Hospital’s ‘E/M Add-On’ Turned Me Into a Radical,” op-ed, Oct.

BOSTON (WWLP) – A new bill in Massachusetts aims to allow dental hygienists to administer Botox and fillers, sparking a debate between dental professionals and dermatologists. The proposed legislation ...