Signs of type 2 diabetes typically manifest as fatigue, increased thirst and blurry vision. But how can you tell if you’re prediabetic—meaning your blood sugar is elevated but not yet high enough to ...

Dry mouth, loss of taste, olfactory dysfunction, or a combination of these symptoms may be the sole or initial signs of COVID-19, according to a new study published on September 15 in the American ...

Smoking may increase the risk of dry socket after a tooth extraction, as it can delay the healing process and may dislodge a blood clot from the extraction site. Dry socket, or alveolar osteitis, is a ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis may lower the risk of dry socket (DS) and surgical site infection (SSI) following lower third-molar (LM3) extraction, according to a study recently published in the Journal of ...

When we think of diabetes, the usual symptoms that come to mind are frequent urination, excessive thirst, and high blood sugar levels. But what if we told you that diabetes can show up in ways you’d ...

Dry eye disease (DED) is one of the most common ocular surface disorders. All DED involves an imbalance between tear production and evaporation. Most cases of DED are driven by excessive evaporation, ...