Purdue Pharma’s saga reached a major milestone yesterday, when the drug company agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for its part in the U.S.’ devastating opioid crisis. The backstory: Purdue’s role in the opioid crisis is well established—it pleaded guilty to violating kickback laws when it paid doctors to write more opioid prescriptions. […]
Rocks in the head? Surprise, surprise. We all have them. Caitlin Bard, OSS Intern Sometimes called “ear rocks”, small crystals of calcium carbonate (essentially limestone) are found in your inner ear. The technical name for these tiny stones wrapped in a matrix of protein is “otoconia.” They play no role in hearing, but rather are […]
An eight-year-old Idaho girl battling cancer has received more than 2,000 birthday cards from all 50 U.S. states and around the world. Zoe Ray has already undergone 1,000 days of chemotherapy for optic nerve glioma, and her family asked for letters from people from around the country as she hit this milestone to keep her […]
Bipolar Disorder: Treatments and Medications The brain is one of the most important parts of the body. Without it, you will be unable to live. The brain controls every part of a human’s body… Source: Bipolar Disorder: Treatments and Medications | Spirituality
Jonno and Prof. Patrick Bouic Talk Immunology and Nutrition in the time of the Corona. Patrick is a co-founder of Synexa Life Sciences and Extraordinary Professor of Immunology at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa. In his role as CSO, Patrick’s main focus is on applying the latest developments in biomedical science to the […]
A teenage pilot learning to fly is helping to ease the shortage of medical supplies in rural hospitals in Virginia during the coronavirus pandemic by delivering them through his flight lessons. T.J. Kim may be too young to obtain a driver’s license, but he is already on a mission to do good by creating Operation […]
by Amy Furr Doctors and policemen in West Hills, California, are feeling grateful after a local school gave them a much-needed donation on Thursday. When de Toledo High School’s business manager, David Marcus, and members of the security and maintenance staff began cleaning the campus while students studied at home, they made a surprising discovery. […]
Empty Public Spaces During Coronavirus by Alan Taylor In cities and regions hard-hit by the coronavirus crisis, quarantine measures and self-isolation efforts have left many public spaces deserted. Classrooms, plazas, malls, sports venues, cafes, houses of worship, and tourist destinations appear eerily empty as people stay home, cancel plans, and await further news. An aerial […]
Human eyesight is degrading right before our eyes, and the problem is growing by Robert Roy Britt Human eyeballs are growing longer, from front to back, at an alarming rate, resulting in a spike in the prevalence of myopia, or nearsightedness. Among Americans, rates of myopia have increased from 25% of people in 1971 to […]
Watch the virus spread across the globe in this animation. source : 1440 Daily Digest
