PHILADELPHIA — She called it her “deepest, darkest secret,” one she had never even shared with her husband. When Saffiatu Sillah was growing up in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, her clitoris was cut off in a ritual circumcision. She was left with scar tissue that caused pain during sex and agony during… Read More: 4 Women With Lives Scarred by Genital Cutting: Could a… »
Get the latest from TODAY May 23, 2019, 4:12 PM UTC / Source: TODAY By A. Pawlowski No teen wants to have acne, but those who do may find comfort in research that suggests the dreaded rite of passage is linked to some very good outcomes in life. The recent study, titled “Do Pimples Pay?… Read More: Teen acne may have an upside: Better grades and more… »
Researchers find clue to rare genetic disorder Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their colour vision and difficulty seeing in the centre of their visual field. Due to the founder effect from the filles du roi, there is a disproportionate preponderance of a particular LHON… Read More: A step closer to identifying cause of a blinding disease »
Things you could do over the weekend: watch Netflix and wander around your living room pants-less. Keep tweeting about Game of Thrones even though it’s been a week and we all NEED TO MOVE ON. Or, special option number three, devote several hours of your life to catching up on this month’s truly insane YouTube… Read More: Tati Westbrook’s Net Worth Could Double Thanks to Her James… »