HB Mag Health Research Team

Your eyes are the first clue. If you find yourself squinting to read a menu, holding your phone farther away than you used to, or getting headaches after a long day of screens, those are signals worth paying attention to. The most reliable way to know whether you need glasses is a comprehensive eye exam … Read more

In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is a medical procedure where an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body and then transferred to the uterus. Eligibility for IVF is not a single yes-or-no answer. It depends on a mix of medical factors, and age and body mass index (BMI) are two of the most common … Read more

To find the doubling time of a population, you need two things: the population at the start and the population at the end of a known time period. From those two numbers you calculate the growth rate. Then you apply a simple formula — either the Rule of 70 or the exact logarithmic equation — … Read more

Learning to read 24 hour time is simpler than most people expect. The 24 hour clock runs from 00:00 at midnight to 23:59 just before the next midnight, using all 24 hours of the day instead of splitting them into two 12 hour halves. To convert any afternoon or evening time, add 12 to the … Read more

Borderline glaucoma is an older term for what eye doctors now usually call ocular hypertension or glaucoma suspect status. It means the optic nerve looks healthy but the pressure inside the eye is higher than normal, or the nerve looks slightly suspicious even though vision and visual field testing are normal. It is not the … Read more

A nursing bra is a bra designed with a closure system that lets you open one cup at a time to feed your baby without removing the whole bra. Most use a one-handed plastic or metal clasp at the top of the cup, and they come in several styles — pull-down, pull-aside, front-closure, and sleep … Read more

There is no known way to cure allergic rhinitis permanently at home. Allergic rhinitis is a chronic immune condition, and no home remedy removes the underlying sensitivity. What home strategies can do is reduce your exposure to triggers and ease symptoms enough that the condition stops running your day. That distinction matters. A lot of … Read more

The Mandela Effect is a term for when a large group of people share the same false memory about a fact, event, name, or image. The name comes from people who recalled Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s, when he actually died in 2013. The memories feel vivid and specific, which is exactly … Read more