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"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh. In a previous piece, I argued that introspection may ...

Repatha (evolocumab) is a prescription drug used in certain situations to lower cholesterol and reduce serious heart-related risks. Repatha does this by attaching itself to a protein in your body ...

Valacyclovir is a generic prescription oral tablet used to treat herpes simplex infections. Its mechanism of action is to make it harder for the herpes virus to multiply. The herpes virus spreads in ...