#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine

“#Women once faced bullies and blacklists to practice medicine” Elizabeth Blackwell had an epiphany. After a friend back home in Cincinnati admitted that she delayed treatment for uterine problems because she didn’t want to be handled by a “rough unfeeling man,” Blackwell — then a shy 24-year-old music teacher — decided to study medicine. “If…

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#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood

#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood

“#Man injects ‘magic’ mushrooms and grows fungi in blood” A man took to medical experimentation on himself when he decided to mainline “magic” mushrooms in order to kick his opioid use. However, when the fungi started, well, mushrooming in his bloodstream — he almost kicked the bucket. The 30-year-old, who was known to have bipolar…

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#NYC teen born with rare disfigurements gets new face

#NYC teen born with rare disfigurements gets new face

“#NYC teen born with rare disfigurements gets new face” For most of her life, Taina Martinez was wracked with anxiety about venturing outside — scared of the horrified stares and mocking laughter. The 17-year-old New York City native was born with a rare combination of facial and head anomalies that impacted her ability to see…

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#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough

#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough

“#Google’s DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old riddle in major scientific breakthrough” Artificial intelligence has helped to solve a 50-year-old riddle that could lead to faster virus treatments and medicinal discoveries. The “protein folding problem” has baffled scientists for decades because there are so many different types of proteins and they can be found in all living…

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