A new form of technology is helping people who are blind or visually impaired to travel with confidence. WeWALK’s smart cane allows them to safely navigate city streets. Assistive Technology According to the World Health Organization, there are 285 million people who are visually impaired and 39 million who are blind worldwide. This creates a
Vaping-Related Hospitalizations In August 2019, hospitals in the United States saw a dramatic increase in vaping-related emergency room visits. These visits were at their highest in September 2019 before beginning to decline. (1) Experts dubbed the vaping related illnesses EVALI, which stands for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury. As of February 4, 2020,
Yahoo News Australia and the Dolphin Project, working collaboratively, released in February of 2020 photos of an entire pod of whales being killed by Japanese hunters. The Dolphin Project, who witnessed the event, took photos to contextualize ongoing issues with whale hunting, and fuel to their claims against the whaling industry. Thirty-five small melon-headed whales
It’s heartbreaking and infuriating all at once; a scenario that anyone with mounting medical debt has likely considered: severe punishment for failure to pay their bills. But, jail? Is that even legal? Recently ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, released the results of a shocking investigation. If you live in Coffeyville, Kansas,
Botswana Auctions Elephant Hunting Licenses Botswana held an auction for elephant hunting licenses on Friday, February 7, 2020. Although the African nation instituted an elephant hunting ban in 2014, they lifted it in 2019. (1, 2) The auction, which the firm Auction It Ltd. organized, allowed bidders to purchase licensing packages for 10 elephants. Seven
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In 2018, an estimated 1.7 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer, and there are approximately 15.5 million cancer survivors living nationwide. Fortunately, cancer among children only makes up a very small percentage of these numbers, with approximately 15,000 children, 0-19 years of age, diagnosed with cancer annually. However, even one child diagnosed with cancer can
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“Joel was outgoing and a little bit mischievous and Seth was a little bit more quiet and sensitive. They were always together and they had a very strong and close bond.” (1) That’s mom Natalie Decker, talking about her sweet twin boys who left this earth far too soon. It’s always so hard to fathom
Baby Zebra with Spots A zebra foal with an unusual coat was spotted in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. The baby zebra’s coat is mostly black. And it is sporting spots instead of stripes. (1) Antony Tira, who is a guide on the reserve, is the person who first discovered the zebra foal.
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A news reporter in Florida had an unpleasant realization when sitting in the parking lot at his local grocery store. He watched as birds landed and defecated on shopping carts and had the disturbing feeling the germs from bird droppings are probably not the only thing leaving bacteria on the handles. Used by countless people
Eighteen miles from home and more than 27 hours after they set out on a snowmobile ride, four Alaskan children were found huddled together in a snow cave. All members of the group were discovered alive–including 2-year-old Trey Camille, the youngest of the missing. With temperatures just below freezing, their survival was nothing short of
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