Tom Perrault distinctly remembers the time he received an electric shock in the name of science. “I have a pretty high threshold for pain,” he told SFGATE. But he had never experienced electroporation ...

Some years before Joseph Bunevacz came to America, and decades before he got sick, he taught the Beatles how to ski. Or so he told me when I visited him at his home, on the arid northeastern slopes of ...

Despite numerous treatment advances, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a largely incurable disease impacting more than 290 million people worldwide. All patients with chronic HBV face ...

Physicians issue reminder to public after TV doctor and CMS chief relays president’s claim on Don Jr podcast Donald Trump defended his consumption of diet soda by suggesting it might help prevent ...

There’s a reason why egg dishes are popular hangover food: they contain cysteine, an amino acid that some research suggests can relieve nausea and headaches. In Colombia, eggs are poached in milk and ...

Some anxiety is part of the cost of admission to humanity. Because its distinguishing raison d’etre is the anticipation of bad outcomes, it can be a helpful stimulus to preparation or rehearsal before ...

Laser eye surgery, which some people call LASIK surgery, can correct several eyeight conditions, including near and farsightedness. Not everyone can have the procedure, including those who have had a ...

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.