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Diego Maradona's Medical Treatment

Diego Maradona's doctors failed to notice a crucial sign of kidney disease, according to expert testimony in the trial over his death. The 1986 World Cup star died on November 25, 2020, at age 60, from heart failure and acute pulmonary…

Quebec Surrogacy Lawsuit

A Montreal couple, Kristina Kasparian and Jeremy Cohen, has filed a lawsuit against an Ontario-based surrogacy agency, Canadian Fertility Consulting (CFC). The couple had spent 11 years trying to conceive, experiencing repeated…

Workplace Violence at Hospitals

Nurse Crystal Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan, has witnessed coworkers being physically attacked on the job, including being pushed, scratched, and bitten. This is part of a broader issue of…

Surrogate Baby's Heart Surgery

Rumi, a newborn baby, underwent a complex heart surgery called a Norwood procedure on Monday after being born in Texas with a rare congenital heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The baby's parents had been at the center…

Teen Anxiety Relieved by Pets

A new study found a strong relationship between teenagers and their pet dogs helps reduce stress and anxiety. More than 500 teens were tracked in the study, which showed that interactions with their pets helped alleviate symptoms of…

Largest Bladder Stone Removal

Doctors at a hospital in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka removed a 3.1kg (6.8lb) bladder stone from a 55-year-old man, which they believe is the largest on record. The patient had been admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke and was found…

Global Health Facility Standards

The United Nations reported that only 40% of health care facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards. This means that 60% of these facilities do not have adequate toilets for patients and staff. The report found that some regions…

Colonoscopy Malpractice Investigation

Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt, a doctor who was suspended from practicing in July, oversaw thousands of flawed colonoscopies at three health services between 2018 and 2022. A total of 1,934 patients were advised to repeat their procedure after…

Retirement Second Thoughts Arise

Rebecca Eckler, a columnist for the National Post, received a letter from a reader who is planning to retire at 60 years old after working for over 35 years in an industry she loved. The reader had initially been excited about retiring and…

Caffeine For Evening Use

Scott Alexander, author of Astral Codex Ten, has been experimenting with a substance called paraxanthine, which is metabolized from caffeine in the liver. He notes that taking 1-2 capsules of paraxanthine around 4-5pm or 7pm did not…

Kate's Royal Isolation Struggles

On April 20, 2017, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, spoke publicly about a difficult aspect of motherhood that rarely gets discussed: feeling lonely and isolated even when surrounded by loved ones. Speaking at the opening of a new…

Risks of AI Dependence

Sophie Rottenberg, a 29-year-old public health policy analyst from Washington D.C., died by suicide on February 4, 2025 in Ithaca, New York. Her mother, Laura Reiley, had noticed that Sophie was struggling with sleep disruption and…