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Doctors Are Making House Calls Again Through the Heal App

The Heal app allows patients to get in-home care from physicians.

Doctors Are Making House Calls Again Through the Heal App

Children's Robitussin and Dimetapp Cough Medicines With Mislabeled Dosing Cups Pulled From Shelves

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Children's Robitussin and Dimetapp Cough Medicines With Mislabeled Dosing Cups Pulled From Shelves

Flushing a Toilet Could Create a Cloud of Coronavirus-Contaminated Droplets

Coronavirus can lurk in toilets.

Flushing a Toilet Could Create a Cloud of Coronavirus-Contaminated Droplets

30 Pungent Facts About Farts

This man is clearly not trying to hide the fact he just passed gas.

30 Pungent Facts About Farts

7-Eleven Cancels Its Annual Slurpee Giveaway Due to COVID-19

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9 Essential Products to Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy, According to a Dentist

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Oxford University Trial Finds Dexamethasone, a Widely Available Drug, Reduces Deaths in Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients

Dexamethasone is showing promise as an inexpensive treatment for coronavirus.

When People Held 'Plague Weddings' in Cemeteries to Try to Ward Off Disease

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When Wang Chung's 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight' Video Caused a Seizure Scare

Nick Feldman (L) and Jack Hues (R) of Wang Chung in May 1987.

New Google Maps Feature Will Alert You to Coronavirus Restrictions

If masks are required on your bus, Google Maps will give you a heads-up.

How to Protect Your Ears While Wearing a Face Mask

Wearing a mask isn't always easy on the ears.

How to Make Wearing a Face Mask More Comfortable During the Warm, Sweaty Summer Months

Cloth face masks can make for a sweaty summer.

The Right Way to Clean Your Face Mask

Properly cleaning your face mask is important to keep it free of infectious material.

Victorian Women Worked Out, Too—They Just Did It Wearing Corsets

Opening a door was nearly as taxing as an actual 19th-century workout.

“Slick” Julia Lyons: The Con Artist Who Posed as a Nurse During the 1918 Flu Pandemic—Then Robbed Her Patients

An actual nurse tends to a patient during the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Winter is Coming: Why Some People Seem to Feel Colder Than Others

Work blanket? Check. Hot tea? Check. Writing gloves? Check.