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PeopleI Survived Being Struck by Lightning. Life Will Never Be the Same, But My Recovery’s a Miracle
Thalita Teixeira Padilla, 32, was struck by lightning last year — one year later, after a grueling recovery, she's finally thinking about the future again
- BuzzFeed
Doctors And Nurses Are Revealing The Medical "Lies" People Should Stop Believing
"When you have an IV site, there isn't a needle in your arm. There is a tiny, flexible, plastic catheter, and it's not going to tear through your veins and skin if you bend your elbow."
- Evening Standard
Justin Bieber’s bodyguards ‘checked his pulse’ every night following drug use
Justin Bieber has revealed he was addicted to drugs and his security team used to check his pulse every night. The Peaches singer opened up about the darkest moments of his life during his docuseries Justin Bieber: Seasons. Reflecting on his battle with addiction, Lyme disease, and the mental strain it placed on him, Bieber recounted when he decided to get clean.
- Yahoo Life
Eat bananas, go bird-watching, try intermittent fasting and more health tips to help you have a great week
This organizing hack can make it much easier for you to decide what to keep and what to toss.
- Yahoo Life
There's a Marburg virus outbreak, younger women are getting breast cancer and more children are dying from flu. Here's what happened in health this week.
Here's what happened in health and wellness this week.
- The Guardian
England urged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year
Health leaders tell government to follow Scotland and Wales on cost of cheap booze after Darzi report on death toll
- The Hill
Scientists link ‘forever chemicals’ to poor sleep in young adults
Exposure to certain types of “forever chemicals” may be disrupting the sleep quality of young adults — contributing not only to tiredness, but also to potential knock-on health effects, new research has found. Individuals who had heightened levels of four specific types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood experienced worse sleep, according…
- BBC
Chippy battered by health bosses' veg demands
Plans for a new takeaway have prompted NHS bosses to chip in with their suggestions.
- BBC
Spiking victims 'let down' by emergency services
Two women say they were discouraged from going to the police and made to feel it was their fault.
- The Telegraph
The healthiest way to eat toast every morning
Whether buttered, slathered with jam or smothered in beans or cheese, Brits love toast. In fact, surveys suggest we each munch through 14 whole loaves a year while grabbing it for a quick breakfast, a sneaky snack or an easy late-night dinner.
- Euronews
Which European countries rely the most on foreign doctors and nurses?
Europe’s health worker shortages are being filled with foreign labour – but it could worsen those gaps elsewhere.
- USA TODAY
What are legumes? Why nutrition experts love TikTok's dense bean salad trend
Is it OK to eat beans and legumes every day? Enter the "dense bean salad" trend.
- Sky News
Two children and a woman attacked by four 'dangerously out of control' dogs in Orpington
Two children and a woman have been attacked by four "dangerously out of control" dogs in southeast London. The children, aged four and six, and a 30-year-old woman were taken to hospital after being found injured by police. The attack happened on Mickleham Road, St Paul's Cray, Orpington, shortly before 9am on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.
- LA Times
She ate a Costco salad before giving birth. After a drug test, authorities took her baby away
Susan Horton tested positive for opiates after eating a poppy seed salad and giving birth in a Kaiser hospital in Santa Rosa. Her daughter was taken away from her days later.
- INSIDER
3 common myths about supplements that prevent people from improving their health, according to the US' top expert
Doing your homework before taking a supplement is crucial, but that doesn't mean they can't play a role in supporting and promoting health, Stefan Pasiakos said.
- Associated Press
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever, officials said Sunday, as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people. Rwanda, which received 700 doses of a vaccine under trial from the U.S.-based Sabin Vaccine Institute on Saturday, will target health workers and emergency responders as well as individuals who have been in contact with confirmed cases, according to the Health Ministry. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana told reporters Sunday that the Rwanda Biomedical Centre had reviewed the vaccine shipment.
- The Independent
Airline apologises after ‘sexually explicit’ film played to every passenger – with no way to turn it off
In-flight entertainment system on a Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo was impacted by technical issues
- Fortune
An $803-billion company most people have never heard of just knocked Tesla out of the Magnificent 7
Broadcom has flown under the radar for years, but it's about to become a household name.
- The Independent
Revealed: The real reason why people are leaving Donald Trump’s rallies as he is still on stage
Over the past months the former president has seemingly become more and more obsessed with attendance – amid claims that his fans are leaving early ‘out of frustration and boredom’
- The Telegraph
Netanyahu denounces Macron over calls to stop arms deliveries to Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, issued a furious denunciation of Emmanuel Macron on Saturday over his calls for a worldwide arms embargo on Israel.