Posts about medicine

Qué hacer si estás teniendo un infarto: Una aspirina lo cambia todo

What to do if you're having a heart attack: An aspirin changes everything


Mike Munay

How to detect a possible heart attack, how to best react to protect yourself, and why a simple aspirin can save your life.

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What to do if you're having a heart attack: An aspirin changes everything



Mike Munay

How to detect a possible heart attack, how to best react to protect yourself, and why a simple aspirin can save your life.

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Larvas del parásito anisakis visibles en el interior de un filete de pescado crudo, fotografía macro de alta resolución

Anisakis: what it is, symptoms and how to protect yourself


Mike Munay

What anisakis is, how humans get infected, the symptoms it causes and how to prevent it when eating fish. Science-based guide.

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Anisakis: what it is, symptoms and how to protect yourself



Mike Munay

What anisakis is, how humans get infected, the symptoms it causes and how to prevent it when eating fish. Science-based guide.

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Persona respirando con dificultad en gran altitud, representando la hipoxia y la falta de oxígeno

Altitude hypoxia: How lack of oxygen changes your body and mind


Mike Munay

Why altitude hypoxia happens, how affects your brain and body, real symptoms and what really helps you recover when oxygen is low.

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Altitude hypoxia: How lack of oxygen changes your body and mind



Mike Munay

Why altitude hypoxia happens, how affects your brain and body, real symptoms and what really helps you recover when oxygen is low.

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¿Qué es la miastenia gravis? La enfermedad que sufre Monica Seles

What is myasthenia gravis? The disease that Monica Seles suffers


Mike Munay

Discover the story of Monica Seles, her brilliant career, the stroke that changed her life, and her recent battle with myasthenia gravis, explained with rigor and insight.

What is myasthenia gravis? The disease that Monica Seles suffers



Mike Munay

Discover the story of Monica Seles, her brilliant career, the stroke that changed her life, and her recent battle with myasthenia gravis, explained with rigor and insight.

¿Por qué los niños con hiperactividad toman anfetaminas?

Why do children with hyperactivity take amphetamines?


Mike Munay

Why are children with ADHD treated with stimulants like amphetamines? Neuroscience, dopamine, and science to understand a much-misunderstood treatment.

Why do children with hyperactivity take amphetamines?



Mike Munay

Why are children with ADHD treated with stimulants like amphetamines? Neuroscience, dopamine, and science to understand a much-misunderstood treatment.

¿Por qué se nos cae el pelo?

Why does our hair fall out?


Mike Munay

Is your hair falling out and you don't know why? Genetics, stress, hormones, and diseases explained with clear science to help you understand what's normal... and what's not.

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Why does our hair fall out?



Mike Munay

Is your hair falling out and you don't know why? Genetics, stress, hormones, and diseases explained with clear science to help you understand what's normal... and what's not.

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¿Por qué los excipientes de los medicamentos importan?

Why do drug excipients matter?


Mike Munay

Excipients affect how a drug is absorbed and tolerated. Understand their true role, bioequivalence, and why two identical drugs don't always feel the same.

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Why do drug excipients matter?



Mike Munay

Excipients affect how a drug is absorbed and tolerated. Understand their true role, bioequivalence, and why two identical drugs don't always feel the same.

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La ciencia detrás de las lágrimas

The science behind tears


Mike Munay

Why do we really cry? Science explains what tears contain, why they relieve pain, and how crying repairs your brain and body.

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The science behind tears



Mike Munay

Why do we really cry? Science explains what tears contain, why they relieve pain, and how crying repairs your brain and body.

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