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Health

Some People With Appendicitis Can Be Treated With Pills, Not Surgery

10.11.18

By Markham Heid
Health

These DNA Detectives Are Searching For the Causes of Cancer

10.01.18

By Kat Arney
Health

Why Does My Throat Always Feel So Phlegmy?

09.10.18

By Julie Stewart
Health

I’m Living With an Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

08.28.18

By VICE Staff
Health

‘Flesh-Eating’ STI Reportedly Confirmed in the UK

08.23.18

By Allison Tierney
Health

Nightmarish ‘Flesh-Eating’ STI Reportedly Confirmed in the UK

08.23.18

By Allison Tierney
Health

People Are Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach

08.01.18

By Matthew Terrell
Health

The STD Mycoplasma Genitalium Is Becoming a Problem

07.11.18

By Jesse Hicks
Health

How Gross Is it if I Can’t Wipe My Butt After Pooping?

06.12.18

By Nick Keppler
Health

How Gross Is the Hot Tub in My Hotel or Spa?

06.06.18

By Nick Keppler
Health

It May Soon Be Impossible to Treat Gonorrhea

05.15.18

By Sophie Cousins
Health

Is it Safe to Eat Food That a Fly Landed on?

05.10.18

By Abigail Fagan

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Music

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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

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