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People Share Stories About the Worst Things Doctors Ever Said to Them

I visited a doctor once who shall remain nameless and my experience was so bad that all I could say to myself was, “How the hell did this guy ever get a medical license?” Ugh! And, judging by these unpleasant stories from AskReddit users, I guess I’m not alone! Check out their stories and see...

Buying Your Hearing Aids Over The Counter Is No Longer A Pipe Dream

It seems weird to me that, even though we’ve been able to buy reading glasses at the drug store for years, people have never been able to do the same for hearing aids. Some form of hearing loss comes part and parcel with getting older, just like not being able to see up close, so...

Reasons Why Taking Up Nordic Walking Could Be Good For Your Health

We all want to be as healthy as we can be, but most of us aren’t totally up for high-impact exercise that’s really going to get us there. The good news is that scientists say walking can be just as good for you as more intense workouts, and then there’s Nordic walking – which takes...

Men, Your Fertility Most Certainly Does Decrease As You Age

People are waiting longer to start families these days – if they decide to start them at all – and a number of factors are at play. Some people struggle to find the perfect person to have kids with, others marry early but want to be financially set before taking the plunge, and others still...

These Revolutionary Medicines Literally Changed The World

There are some bad associations with the word ‘drugs,’ but the fact is, some of them have changed the course of history for the better. Imagine, for instance, still living without penicillin! These drugs were all absolute game changers, but that said, not all of them worked out the way we had hoped.   Nitroglycerin...

People Share Stories About the Worst Pain They’ve Ever Felt in Their Lives

Pain don’t hurt. Those words of wisdom were uttered by none other than Patrick Swayze’s character Dalton in the classic film Road House. But, judging by the painful stories you’re about to read from AskReddit users, Dalton might have been wrong about this one… These stories are gonna make you say OUCH! Take a look. Ouch....

Is She Wrong for Fighting to Lower Her Boyfriend’s Medical Bills? Here’s What People Had to Say.

Why on Earth would anyone get mad about someone else trying to get their medical bills lowered? You got me on that one! It sounds crazy, don’t you think? But that’s just my opinion…we want to know what YOU think. Check out this woman’s story and see if you think she was out of line...

Plastics Are Found In Rainwater All Over Earth

There’s nowhere on Earth you can go to escape microplastics – not even places like Antarctica, where no human beings actually live, is safe. We know because scientists have tested the rainwater and come up with – you guessed it – plastics. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” have spread across...