Year: 2017

Newsweek Mean Drunk? Alcohol Personality Study Says Maybe NotNewsweekYou may think you’re a mean drunk. Or a funny drunk. Or even a mellow drunk. But do other people see you that way? A new study by psychologists at the University of Missouri found that many of the mood changes we experience as a result of … Read more

NPR Why A Man Is On An IV In His Car Outside A Hospital In YemenNPROn Monday, authorities in Yemen declared a state of emergency due to a sharp rise in cholera deaths. Yemen has been at war for more than two years — a Saudi-led coalition has been battling Shiite Houthi rebels aligned with … Read more

CIDRAP WHO confirms 2nd Ebola case in DRC; 17 suspectedCIDRAPOver the weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a second case of Ebola virus disease in a patient from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So far, there have been three deaths and 17 suspected cases of the hemorrhagic fever …UN health agency deploying technical … Read more

NBCNews.com Fentanyl Crisis: Ohio Cop Accidentally Overdoses During Drug CallNBCNews.comAn Ohio police officer was “still miserable” but recovering Monday after he accidentally overdosed on a dangerous drug that has cut a deadly swath through his state — fentanyl. Patrolman Chris Green of the East Liverpool Police Department had just …Verify: How dangerous is it to … Read more

WAPT Jackson Mom hears son’s heartbeat in transplant recipientWWBT NBC12 NewsA mother listened to her son’s heart beat again in a transplant recipient Monday in Omaha, NE. Her son died in an accident at 16 years old. (Source: KMTV/CNN). OMAHA, NE (KMTV/CNN) – A mother who lost her 16-year-old son in a tragic accident met … Read more

Fox News 10-year-old hospitalized after eating pot-laced candy found in dad’s car, police sayFox NewsThe 10-year-old boy ate a piece of a cannabis-laced candy in a package that was left in the family’s car on Sunday, police said. (Ramapo Police Department). A New York boy was sent to the hospital after eating marijuana-laced candy that … Read more

BBC News NHS cyber-attack: No ‘second spike’ but disruption continuesBBC NewsA “second spike” in cyber-attacks has not hit the NHS but some hospital trusts are suffering ongoing disruption due to Friday’s ransomware attack. Routine surgery and GP appointments have been cancelled across the NHS as it recovers from the global …Patients face a SIX WEEK wait … Read more