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We Still Don’t Know What Fundamentally Causes Canker Sores

November 26, 2022 · Health

A canker sore—a painful white ulcer inside the mouth—might be brought on by stress. Or the wrong toothpaste. Or certain foods: tomatoes, peanuts, cinnamon. Or an iron deficiency.…

Is Cord-Blood Banking Worth It?

October 17, 2022 · Health

In the fall of 1988, Matthew Farrow, a 5-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder, received the world’s first transplant of umbilical-cord blood from a newborn sibling. It…