If someone near you suddenly began having a heart attack, fell unconscious, or stopped breathing, would you know how to help them? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a Cleveland Clinic study, only 54 percent of Americans say they know how to perform CPR, and only one in six know the...

‘Dying in one’s sleep’ is often thought of as the most peaceful way to pass, if there is such a thing. Sadly, this was not the case for fourteen-year-old Alua Asetkyzy Abzalbek from Bastobe, Kazakhstan. The teenager went to bed with her phone on her pillow, listening to music while she fell asleep. The phone...

Stem cells are known to have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases and injuries. They are often referred to as the future of medicine. The biggest barrier to harvesting them, however, is that the most versatile stem cells come from embryos. This makes them scarce to come by and controversial to use....

The United States continues to experience a rise in dementia cases annually, with around 5.8 million people currently afflicted with this disease. Therefore, if someone you know starts to show signs of dementia, it is easy to assume they are afflicted. However, numerous other ailments share the same symptoms as dementia, such as a vitamin...

Medical professionals are often some of the most trustworthy individuals. So much in fact, people entrust their lives, health, and well-being to medical professionals. Sadly, not all medical professionals are trustworthy. One woman found this out after having an unnecessary breast exam. Understandably, she wanted to share her experience with others, seemingly to prevent them...

Kenneth A. Capron, a man from Portland, Maine, has been floating around quite a novel idea: converting cruise ships into floating homeless shelters. Capron, the founding director of the non-profit MemoryWorks, recently applied for a $250,000 grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in order to start researching the feasibility of this idea. To start,...

When Paige and Daniel Zezulka from Athens, Georgia decided they wanted to become foster parents, they were placed with then-5-month-old Kai (3). While they expected the journey to be a difficult one, they did not expect what would come next. “We got a call about a little boy who needed a home,” Paige Zezulka told...

Admit it, you’ve jumped and screamed when a spider has crawled along the floor next to your foot. Whether you’re a spider-lover or not, we’ve all done it. Humans are biologically hardwired to fear these creepy crawlies, it’s how we’ve survived and thrived as a species. But, before you grab that rolled-up piece of newspaper,...

Owning a home in the United States is no easy venture. The statement ‘buying a house’ has taken on a whole new meaning over the years. It’s rarely seen when people buy a home all at once. Nearly everyone – except the wealthy few – has to make down payments and pay a mortgage for...

It’s not easy for one person to pack a few necessities, get into a car, and drive off to live in a farmyard house, grow their own food, generate their own power, collect their own water, cook with wood and charcoal stoves, and literally just live without any modern utilities. For a family of seven,...

Health officials discovered a woman who has posed as a nurse for 20 years. She was never certified to be one, yet she worked at a hospital in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada working in various departments during that time, including the operating room. The woman, whose name has not been disclosed, was able to get hired...

Why anyone would take out the time to light up dozens of beehives? The beekeepers of Alvin in Brazoria County, Texas don’t really know, however, the entire community is stopping at nothing to find the perpetrators [1]. Just when the bees were about to get into their most active breeding season of the year, when...