NPR |
Down Syndrome Families Divided Over Abortion Ban
NPR Kelly Kuhns's two-year-old son Oliver was born with Down syndrome. She says that she was shocked when a prenatal test revealed a Trisomy 21 mutation. But, she says, "he's still a baby. He's still worthy of a life just like everybody else." Sarah ... |
Tampabay.com |
Hard-hit by opioids, a city struggles with hardcore homeless
Tampabay.com In this Nov. 8, 2017 photo, Steph Gaspar, a volunteer outreach worker with The Hand Up Project, an addiction and homeless advocacy group, cleans up needles used for drug injection that were found at a homeless encampment in Everett, Wash. The number of ... Wash. City Struggles With Homelessness |
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Do you see corners or curves? This optical illusion tricks our minds into seeing what isn't really there
Herald Sun A mind-blowing optical illusion dubbed “Curvature Blindness” is sweeping the internet and promises to make you question what you see. In the illusion image (below), all the lines are exactly the same despite how they appear to the human eye. Japanese ... Are any of these lines zig-zags? Optical illusion reveals 'curvature blindness' This Crazy New Optical Illusion Shows if You Have 'Curvature Blindness' Why We Can't Stop Seeing Zigzags in This Freaky Optical Illusion |
International Business Times |
Kentucky Nurse's Viral Selfie Spiked Searches About Skin Cancer, Research Says
International Business Times A viral selfie documenting a woman's skin cancer treatment prompted record high Google searches for prevention of the condition, a recent study found. In April 2015, Tawny Dzierzek, a nurse from Kentucky, shared a selfie on Facebook after a skin cancer ... Skin cancer treatment selfie goes viral, has public health lessons Nurse, 29, Posts Selfie Of Blistered Face To Show Dangers Of Skin Cancer Inspires Others Skin cancer victim shares her shocking selfie which causes surge in checks for abnormal moles |
BBC News |
Heat-not-burn tobacco 'is a health risk'
BBC News "Heat-not-burn" tobacco products are harmful to health even though they are safer than regular cigarettes, say UK experts. The advisory panel to the government said the devices produce "a number of compounds of concern", including some that can cause ... 'Heat-not-burn' tobacco may be safer but still a risk: UK panel 'Heat not burn' cigarettes still harmful to health, say government advisers FDA to advertise latest anti-smoking messaging near c-stores and gas stations |