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Groundbreaking neurostimulation technology offers hope and healing for difficult-to-manage pain. Chronic low back pain, a formidable foe causing disability and soaring healthcare costs, now faces a ...

The panic of waking up with a giant, underground zit—then desperately Googling how to get rid of a cystic pimple ASAP—is something most of us can relate to. And if you’ve had one of these angry face ...