With wedding season just around the corner, it may be useful to brush up on a few unspoken rules of the process. As a guest, you may assume that your main job is to show up and bring a suitable gift. But, there’s a few more things in the fine print that can help you […]
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In a Year of Zoom Memorials, Art Exhibit Makes Space for Grief
Tami Roncskevitz has attended two Zoom memorials for her daughter, Sarah, a 32-year-old emergency room social worker who died of covid on May 30. But she longs to gather Sarah’s friends and family together in one place so they can embrace and mourn together. “It just isn’t the same,” said Roncskevitz. “You feel like your […]
Here’s How Much Money Dr. Fauci Really Makes – The List
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a position he has filled since 1984. That’s a pretty impressive run. But most of us probably would never have known his name or his face if it weren’t for COVID and the way 2020 played out. As the […]
Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities
This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school” for many children. Instead, many are staying at home and attending virtual classes indefinitely. According to the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a nonpartisan research center, about 25% of U.S. school districts have started the year fully remote. This means that children will miss out on […]
Kate Gosselin's Son Collin Makes Instagram Private After Apparent Shade
Switching up his settings! Kate Gosselin’s son Collin made his Instagram account private after appearing to shade her on Mother’s Day. The 16-year-old posted a sweet shout-out on Sunday, May 10, to his dad Jon Gosselin’s girlfriend, Colleen Conrad, writing, “Turns out today is Mother’s Day, today we pay love forward to our mothers, but […]
Your Support Makes a Lifesaving Difference Every Day!
https://www.youtube.com/embed//oSm7GvQfwhc This year, while we all face the challenging realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, friends like you showed us what it truly means to stand together—even when we are forced to be apart. Your support creates remarkable outcomes for animals in need and allows us to respond most effectively to emergency situations. We want you […]
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit? I suffer with severe asthma and I use a steroid inhaler to keep it under control. My doctor says I am overweight so I need to do exercise to keep my weight down. The only problem is that I get terribly out […]
Cigarette smoke makes MRSA more resistant to antibiotics
Cigarette smoke makes MRSA more resistant to antibiotics ‘because the chemicals cause the superbug to mutate quicker’ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is already resistant to several drugs Scientists exposed six different MRSA strains in the lab to tobacco smoke The research team warned smoke may also cause resistance to other antibiotics Cigarette smoke may make MRSA […]
A new tool that makes it possible to adapt treatment for patients with cardiogenic shock
A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of this heart attack-derived complication which, while infrequent, sometimes presents a fatal outcome. It is the first molecular study for risk prediction described […]
Mixed reality makes for better surgeons
When neurosurgeons cut into the brain, they must be very, very precise: A single slip could mean disaster. Ehsan Azimi is working on a new augmented reality platform that could greatly improve brain surgeons’ ability to navigate and visualize important landmarks during the procedure. Azimi, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the Whiting School […]