In China, reviving rural areas is a big deal. It's called Rural Revitalization (RR), and each village is unique. So, how can we make RR work everywhere? Researchers came up with a new way to check how rural places are doing and find the best paths for them. They used the west of China as an example.
Reel's syndrome isn't common, but it can cause pacemaker leads to slip out of place. Let's talk about a patient's journey, a 59-year-old woman with Down syndrome. She had a dual-chamber pacemaker inserted due to a faulty heartbeat, causing her to faint quite a bit. Two months later, the pacemaker wa
Meet Karen and Marc Agnifilo, a husband-and-wife legal team taking on two of the country's most high-profile cases. From opposing sides of the courtroom, they've now joined forces. Marc is leading rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense against serious charges, while Karen is at the helm of suspected hea
Imagine a world where mental health is managed not just with therapy or medication, but also with food. That’s the promise of the ketogenic diet, a low-carb, high-fat eating plan that’s been around for ages but is now gaining attention for its potential to help people with severe mental illnesses. T
Process tracing—a technique borrowed from policy studies—has gained popularity in health research. It helps scientists dig deeper into complex health systems, especially when studying specific cases like a country's health policies. A recent review dived into how this method is used in health resear
You might have heard that Kansas is dealing with a big jump in whooping cough cases. This isn't just a local thing—it's happening all over the country. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is watching this closely. They've seen a rise in cases since late summer 2024, with 246 confirmed ca
Did you know that certain trace elements in our body might play a role in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? A study in China found that kids with ASD had different levels of manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and selenium (Se) compared to typically developing kids. The kids with ASD had lower zin
Have you ever heard of a strange, rare thing happening in the spleen? Well, there's something called primary mucinous cystadenoma that's so rare, it's like finding a needle in a haystack. Doctors think it starts from small bits of pancreas or intestine that get caught in the spleen's surface, or fro
This Saturday, get ready for a big basketball matchup as North Carolina Central (NCCU) takes on North Carolina A&T in the CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase. The series between these two teams is a close one, with NCCU leading 84-76. NCCU is coming off a tough loss to Longwood, but they had been on
Long gone are the days when Jay-Z and Diddy were solely in the limelight for their hit tracks. Recently, a federal judge has given a new twist to an old story involving these two music giants. A case dating back over two decades, which accuses them of assaulting a young girl, is refusing to fade awa
