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For the first time in about 10 years, the mortality rate among Los Angeles County’s Latino population has surpassed that of white residents. According to new data shared by the LA County Department of Public Health, the rates for Latinos living in the area increased by 48 percent between 2019 to 2020, going from a rate […]
Cases of liver disease in children, including some reported to have required transplants, have spurred investigations in multiple regions of the world. Here in the U.S., per a report from the Associated Press, nine such cases have been reported in Alabama. Affected children were as young as one and as old as six, with two confirmed […]
An emergency use authorization has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first COVID-19 test that uses breath samples to detect infection. The authorization came Thursday, per a report from the Associated Press, and is of particular interest at the phase in the pandemic due to its reported swiftness at […]
A Swiss citizen took “painful pleasure” a little too far. According to an article published in Radiology Case Reports, a 20-year-old man was recently hospitalized after experiencing a shortness of breath and crunching pain throughout his body. Doctors at Cantonal Hospital in Winterthur immediately diagnosed the patient with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM)—a rare, benign disease that occurs when air leaks from the lungs […]
Bill Maher poked fun of guest Bella Thorne’s anxiety during the latest episode of his Club Random podcast. The conversation began with Thorne explaining how her battle with anxiety is what led to her starting a weed company, Forbidden Flowers. “I fell into weed because of like severe stomach issues and anxiety,” she said. “Like crippling anxiety and weed […]
Here’s a cautionary tale on the importance of hygiene. According to a recent article published in Urology Case Reports, a 57-year-old Australian man almost lost the tip of his penis after it was “strangled” by his unkept pubic hair. Doctors say the unidentified man went to his family doctor with extreme pain and swelling around his […]
A 60-year-old man in Germany allegedly received roughly 90 COVID-19 vaccines just to sell vaccination cards. The man, whose name has not been released, reportedly got his COVID-19 vaccination shots in the eastern state of Saxony, CBS News writes. This transpired “for months” until he was confronted by police over his ploy to sell the cards, which included authentic vaccine batch […]
Khloé Kardashian took to Instagram on Saturday to call out critics who accused her of having butt implants in the comment section of her workout video. One Instagram user wrote, “omg u can see her implants when stretching. A 2nd layer of her bum on top of her bum.” Another critic said, “Yea I see it too. […]
The United Kingdom has reached an unsettling milestone. According to the Associated Press, the UK reported a total of 4.9 million COVID infections in the week ending March 26—marking the highest infection rate since the pandemic was declared more than two years ago. Britains’ Office for National Statistics estimates about 1 in 13 people were infected with the disease […]
Nearly a week after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at last Sunday’s Oscars, Bill Maher weighed in on the slap heard around the world on Friday’s episode of HBO’s Real Time. Maher opened his monologue by delivering a few jokes at Smith’s expense. “I’m not here to humiliate Will Smith. He gets enough of that […]
