Beyond sores and lesions: What your mouth says about STI risk

Beyond sores and lesions: What your mouth says about STI risk Consider syphilis, for instance. Often dismissed as a relic of the past, it’s staging a concerning comeback in India. Oral chancres—the first sign of syphilis—are something dentists can spot before anyone else. Similarly, gonorrhea frequently infects the throat, masquerading as harmless soreness or redness.

World Oral Health Day: Surgeon lists causes, symptoms, and treatment options for mouth cancer

World Oral Health Day: Surgeon lists causes, symptoms, and treatment options for mouth cancer World Oral Health Day: Mouth cancer is also called oral cancer. It occurs when the abnormal cells start to grow uncontrollably in the mouth. It can further affect areas like the tongue, gums, cheeks, lips, and the roof or the floor of the mouth. Mouth cancer often falls under the category of head and neck cancers.

Medical marvel: Australian man becomes first person to live 100 days on fake, titanium heart

Medical marvel: Australian man becomes first person to live 100 days on fake, titanium heart BiVACOR is a total heart replacement device created by Queensland-born Dr Daniel Timms which works as a bridge to keep patients alive until a donor is available for a heart transplant. This works as a regular pump magnetically suspended rotor that circulates blood in regular pulses all over the body.