Category: HEALTH
“So Excited She Started Crying”: Aunt With Cancer Pressures Teen To Donate All Of Her Hair
My entire life, red hair has been a defining part of my identity. Strangers want to know if it’s natural, hair stylists make me promise that I’ll never dye it another color, and according to my mother, people often asked if they could touch it when I was a baby. But regardless of what color…
Outrage After Insurance Company Refuses To Pay For Newborn Twins’ Lifesaving Treatment
Newborn twins, Eli and Easton Reed, diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) after their birth on March 31, 2024, currently face a dire prognosis after the family’s insurance company denied lifesaving treatment. According to the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH), SMA refers to a group of hereditary diseases that can damage and kill specialized nerve cells in…
Woman Finally Euthanized In Peru Amid Legal Battle, Lived With Incurable Disease For 30 Years
A 47-year-old woman in Peru living with an incurable and degenerative illness was granted the right to euthanasia amid a long and painful court battle, trailblazing the country’s laws regarding people’s choice to end their lives. For the past thirty years, Ana Estrada, from Lima, Peru, lived with polymyositis, condemning her to stay bedridden and requiring a ventilator…
Photos Showcase Plastic Surgeries Thousands Of Medical Tourists Undergo In Turkey
Thousands of people flock to Turkey each year to undergo cheaper cosmetic procedures. Referred to as “medical tourists,” they often include LGBTQIA+ (abbreviated LGBTQ+) identifying people who travel from Western countries to seek gender-affirming procedures among other treatments that would otherwise be harder to get in their country of origin. Nevertheless, medical tourism can also…
Sleep disorders and suicide: A mental health expert reveals the concerning link
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). We’ve all experienced the irritability that comes with a lack of shuteye — but an extended period of poor sleep health could lead to far more serious effects than that….