Heard on Morning Edition – When someone enters the hospital with the chikungunya virus, there’s no mistaking it. “The patients came here with fever and also with pain in their joints,” says…
Princeton Prof. Says Zoophilia Is ‘Thought-Provoking’
In his recent tweet, Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton, wrote about the article titled “Zoophilia Is Morally Permissible,” which he called “thought-provoking,” adding that…
Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician — a doctor who specializes in the care…
What I Learned From the World’s Last Smallpox Patient
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Rahima Banu, a toddler in rural Bangladesh, was the last person in the world known to contract variola major, the deadly form of smallpox, through natural infection. In…
How to talk to older people in your life about scams
NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. She was alarmed because she hadn’t spent the money it mentioned,…
Eating strawberries may fight off dementia in overweight adults
INTERESTING ENGINEERING – According to a recent study, strawberries may help deter the emergence of dementia in adults with weight issues. The research found that 30 middle-aged overweight adults who self-reported having…
Orcas Sink Fourth Boat Off Iberia, Unnerving Sailors
THE NEW YORK TIMES – The yacht Grazie Mamma II carried its crew along the coastlines and archipelagos of the Mediterranean. Its last adventure was off the coast of Morocco last week,…
Watch as deer soars over parked car but fails to stick the landing
MAYS LANDING, N.J. – A home surveillance camera caught a sight that you need to see to believe: A deer jumped over a car in a driveway but didn’t quite make it all the way,…
Mayo Clinic Minute: Nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids
MAYO CLINIC NEWS. NETWORK – Uterine fibroids are the leading cause of women undergoing hysterectomies, leaving them unable to bear children. Fibroids often are diagnosed in women between 20 and 40. They…
In Biden’s Defense, He’s Obviously Senile
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Joe Biden faced scrutiny on Monday after recounting a fabricated Amtrak conductor incident where he was supposedly hailed with the words, “Joey, baby!” Despite never experiencing such…