Author Archives: Health
What it’s like being a transgender refugee sex worker in Pakistan
It’s a dark underworld rarely brought to light in discussions of human rights and refugees. But there is a growing pool of refugees in Pakistan – who have fled oppression in neighboring Afghanistan and Bangladesh – who identify as transgender, and have nowhere to go but hide by day and take up sex work by… Read More »
Scientists reveal eating chocolate every day is good for your brain
New research suggests eating a little bit of the good stuff once a day can improve cognitive ability. While we enjoy eating chocolate as much as the next person, it normally comes with a hefty portion of guilt afterwards. But turns out there IS a benefit to indulging those sugar cravings as new research suggests consuming a… Read More »
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)
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