CBS NEWS – Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, killing more than 300,000 every year — yet only about half of women are aware…
Month: February 2024
Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip
BBC News – Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he…
Florida man allegedly hacked rx system, sold $14,500 of pills to undercover agent
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Florida man charged with hacking into the system doctors use to order prescriptions and illegally obtaining painkillers from Long Island pharmacies faced a judge Friday. While the online…
Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains
SHOTS HEALTH NEWS – It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz. and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family’s upcoming ski trip But before Smith…
Whistleblower accuses medical tech giant Medtronic of putting ‘profit before patients’
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – Late in the summer of 2018, several surgeons at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, grew increasingly concerned about the quality of a…
Kansas City Chiefs fan who hosted watch party where three friends froze to death checks into rehab
NEW YORK POST – The Kansas City Chiefs fan who said he slept for two days as his three friends froze to death in his backyard has checked into rehab, according to…
Mayo Clinic Minute: Can honey help with coughs?
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Coughs due to respiratory infections such as colds are common this time of year. An effective treatment for a disruptive cough might be sitting in your kitchen…