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If you’ve ever developed an eye twitch, you’ll know how disconcerting it can be. But thankfully, according to ophthalmologists, that irritation is likely nothing to worry about. “The medical word for ...

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No one should ever be faced with such a decision, but for the rescuers trying to save a cave explorer, it was a matter of life and death. John Jones suffered what has been described as the most ...

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