A team of neurologists are raising a red flag over risky and unproven stem cell therapies. Their new study suggests that their fellow doctors are frequently asked about these controversial procedures by desperate patients. Many doctors are also seeing patients with serious complications from stem cell therapy, including seizures, infections, and spinal tumors. Continue reading Shady Stem Cell Therapies Can Cause Tumors, Infections, and Death, Doctors Report
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder Peter Green Dead at 73
Peter Green, one of the founding members of Fleetwood Mac alongside drummer Mick Fleetwood, has died aged 73. Continue reading Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder Peter Green Dead at 73
Ukraine Hostage Standoff Ends After President Shares Public Endorsement of Joaquin Phoenix Film
An hours-long standoff in Ukraine centered on an armed man who had taken 13 hostages came to a close after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly endorsed a Joaquin Phoenix-narrated movie. Continue reading Ukraine Hostage Standoff Ends After President Shares Public Endorsement of Joaquin Phoenix Film
Floating Cinemas Using Socially Distanced Boats Coming to Various U.S. Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to come up with creative ways to entertain large audiences, particularly since movie theaters, concerts, and events probably won’t resume until at least next year. Continue reading Floating Cinemas Using Socially Distanced Boats Coming to Various U.S. Cities
World Methane Emissions Hit New High
Global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane hit an all-time high in 2017, according to a pair of new studies released this week by researchers with the Global Carbon Project. Agriculture, landfill waste and fossil fuel production are driving the sharp increase in methane emissions from human activities, reports Maria Temming of Science News. Continue reading World Methane Emissions Hit New High
Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration Over Limiting Birth Control Access
In a move that’s tragically unsurprising given our current era of fuckery, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken aim at women’s access to birth control as part of employer healthcare plans. Continue reading Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration Over Limiting Birth Control Access
How a Black Fireman Brought a Pole Into the Firehouse
In the 19th century, American firefighters had two ways of descending from their sleeping quarters to their horse-and-buggy conveyances on the ground floor: either by spiral staircase—installed to keep wayward horses from wandering upstairs—or through a tube chute, similar to the enclosed slides you see at playgrounds today. The stairs were cumbersome and the slides were slow, and in the 1870s, David Kenyon of Company 21, an all-African-American firehouse in Chicago, had an epiphany. Continue reading How a Black Fireman Brought a Pole Into the Firehouse