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Those painful bumps on your head are more than just pimples

As if cystic acne on your face, back, or chest weren’t bad enough, there’s still your scalp you have to worry about. Ugh. Yep, if you’re an oil-producing human-being with a head, chances are, you’ve experienced or will experience painful bumps on your scalp aka “scalp...

It’s time we stop shaming people with cold sores

(Illustration by David Yi/Very Good Light)The last time I got a cold sore was about a month ago when I was visiting NYC for a week. I was staying at a friend’s apartment when suddenly, at 1 a.m., I felt that tingling sensation, the same that...