Source: Yahoo News UK Felix Gretarsson, 49, lost both arms in 1998 after an accident while trying to fix a powerline. The former electrician had 54 operations while in a three-month-long coma. He tracked down and convinced a surgeon to perform a double arm and shoulder transplant in January 2021. Origninally form Kópavogur, Iceland, now […]
Source: GoFundMe.com; Associated Press Jamie Meccia was diagnosed with colon cancer this past September. After surgery and 12 rounds of chemotherapy, Jamie is now on her way to making a full recovery. But she still needs help. Due to the intensive treatment schedule and the side effects of chemo, Jamie has been out of work […]
Source: NJ Patch Ten New Jersey counties are among the healthiest communities in the United States, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The fifth annual report — released this week in collaboration with CVS Health — highlights the healthiest 500 counties in the United States. To rank each area, U.S. […]
Source: The Trentonian While the Somerset Patriots were traveling back home, New York Yankees minor leaguer Brandon Lockridge stopped and ate cooked sushi and fried rice from a Chinese establishment, and a burger with fried egg from another restaurant. About 12 hours later — and in his sleep — all hell broke loose. “One of […]
Aphasia Awareness: The National Aphasia Association · Adler Aphasia Center · #AphasiaTogether · Actor Bruce Willis · Donate Source: MSN.com The month of June is designated to National Aphasia Awareness to raise awareness about stroke and aphasia in the community. Over two and a half million stroke and brain injury survivors live with aphasia in […]
Source: MSN/CBS News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Juul Labs Inc.’s e-cigarettes off the market, saying the products play an outsized role in the rise in youth vaping. The sales ban follows nearly two years of back and forth between the regulator and the San Francisco-based company, which had requested authorization […]