Children and teens who go to surgery often feel scared before the operation, afraid during recovery, and sometimes act wildly when waking up. A new study looked at whether playing music around the time of surgery can help ease those emotions and keep heart rates steady. The researchers gathered d
Howie Carr, a well‑known Boston radio host, has just thrown a challenge into the Massachusetts GOP field. He’s invited two candidates – Brian Shortsleeve and Mike Minogue – to a one‑hour on‑air debate that will reach listeners all over the state. The invitation came via a tweet directed at each cand
Hospitals routinely ask patients a tough question: Would you want doctors to try reviving you if your heart stops? Many people freeze. Some say yes right away. Others panic. The key thing to remember is that this question isn’t about predicting disaster—it’s about making sure your choices guide futu
China’s northwestern desert has been told to brace for big floods this summer. The warning comes after the Taklamakan Desert, the country’s largest sandy area, saw its first flood of the year in early June. Video shows water pouring over dunes that usually stay dry. Heat is a major culprit. In m
China has begun drawing on its commercial oil stocks to counter the shortage caused by the war in Iran. The country’s biggest buyer of petroleum is also cutting refinery output and limiting fuel exports to keep the situation stable. Experts estimate that China will pull about one million barrels
China has spent decades building a powerful weapons industry. The country now appears in the top five worldwide when it comes to selling military gear, according to a respected global tracker. Yet the real story is more nuanced than those numbers suggest. A key problem is that China’s armaments hav
Chicago’s mayor has a rule: no campaign money from companies that do city work. But over the years, money still slips through. This time, an IT firm called EKI-Digital—already under fire for possible overbilling—sent a $250 donation to the mayor’s campaign. The timing is awkward. Just last year, the
Hong Kong’s position as a leading offshore wealth center is under pressure after it edged past Switzerland in recent rankings. The main challenge comes from China’s fresh clampdown on cross‑border stock trading, which threatens the city’s financial stability. Beijing has ordered three major online b
China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea this week for talks with Kim Jong Un, marking his first visit in seven years. According to North Korea’s official newspaper, Xi plans to strengthen ties between the two countries and push back against what he calls "hegemony" and military threat
China rolled out a national price‑cut program for drugs in 2016 to make cancer treatments cheaper and easier to get. The plan has helped more people buy life‑saving medicines, but it is not working equally across the country. In a recent study researchers looked at how well patients in different
