We all tend to think of organ donations and transplants as real life saving, medical marvel type procedures. They are a pretty impressive feat, after all. While transplants save countless lives each year, they do come with risks. Often, those risks can be fatal. In a tragic and rare medical occurrence, a man from California...
A 22-year-old man died from an asthma attack after the price of his medication skyrocketed. In the past, Cole William Schmidtknecht purchased his inhaler for $66 under his employment’s health insurance. But the pharmacist informed him the insurance no longer covered the preventative medication, and he had to pay $539. Cole left empty-handed and died...
Donald Trump has been dominating the news since his return to the White House for his second term. He has covered a wide range of issues, from environmental policies to economic strategies. One of his most controversial decisions is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Given critical global issues, it’s shocking...
Replacing teeth can be a very expensive endeavor, with bills reaching thousands per tooth. Yet, we have all experienced issues with our teeth at some point that required fillings, crowns, or having the tooth pulled out. What if regrowing teeth was an option? Well, as it turns out, there is a chance that it soon...
Land ownership in the United States has long been a marker of wealth, power, and influence. While some families have controlled vast properties for generations, others have amassed land through business ventures, investments, and strategic acquisitions. From cattle ranching to timber production and conservation efforts, these landowners shape industries and economies across the country. Here’s...
According to the Million Hearts Initiative, more than 77% of Americans living with hypertension don’t have their blood pressure under control. In the United States alone, nearly half of the adult population has hypertension. It can often cause serious damage before the person starts to experience symptoms. This has led to the disease being dubbed...
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, marking a victory for President Trump. Kennedy’s confirmation was met with controversy due to his views on vaccines, which have sparked much debate. The vote was 52-48, with most senators voting along party lines. However, Senator Mitch McConnell...
On January the 18th, 2025 Dajua Blanding, the Detroit rapper known as Dank Demoss was about to leave a party at her cousin’s home and requested a Lyft ride. A Mercedes Benz sedan rolled up and surprisingly, as she was leaving, the driver locked the doors. She questioned the driver and was hit with a...
When you picture a CEO in your mind, what do they look like? When you picture a personal assistant in your mind, were they old or young, male or female? There is a good chance that the CEO in your mind was a middle-aged male with good looks and the personal assistant was an attractive...
NASA’s Earth Observatory has released new images of Northern California’s Sáttítla Highlands from the Operational Land Imager aboard Landsat 8 in October of 2024. The imagery show an landscape shaped by ancient volcanic activity, highlighting lava flows populated with small islands of vegetation and surrounded by rich forests. At the heart of it all lies...
What started as a routine hunting trip in Colorado turned into a nightmare for 40-year-old Max Armstrong. While cooking a pasta dinner during a December 2024 expedition, Armstrong burned his thumb on his skillet. “I grabbed a skillet wrong and my thumb touched the hot part, I could feel it burning as I moved it...
What started as an enchanting underwater performance quickly turned into a nightmare for 22-year-old Russian performer Masha at China’s Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park. The young mermaid animator’s job is to gracefully swim in her swimsuit and tail for audiences to watch while enjoying the aquarium. Suddenly, she was attacked by a massive fish during her...