Everyone is talking about the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has impacted millions worldwide. We've had to adopt social distancing and isolation. But what about public spaces like toilets? How do we keep them safe? A team designed a clever disinfection system using an STM32 microprocessor. Th
Imagine growing up in a war zone. That's the reality for many Syrian kids. After 14 years of civil war, about half of Syrian school-age children are out of school, Save the Children reported. That's over 3. 7 million kids! The war has also left them in desperate need of food and psychological help.
In 1977, Jim Wieser, the Lake County Democratic Party Chairman, found himself in an unexpected encounter with President Jimmy Carter. While attending a conference in Washington D. C. , Wieser and other officials were surprised when the lights came on after a movie, revealing Carter himself. The pres
Imagine a place where healthcare is already struggling, and then picture it suddenly losing its main hospital. That's what happened in northern Gaza recently. Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, leaving it out of service and forcing the transfer of critically ill patients to other overwh
You've heard about using different drugs to fight COVID-19, right? Well, let's chat about a study done in Mexico City that checked out ivermectin and nitazoxanide. This study looked at both people getting treated at home and those in the hospital. Out of 228 people getting treated at home, some got
Last week, northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital faced a tough challenge. Israeli troops entered the hospital, forcing staff and patients out in the cold. The hospital had already been hit multiple times during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Just a day before this incident, an attack
Imagine trying to solve a puzzle where you need to match the right pieces together. In the world of genetics, this is called phasing—figuring out which genes on chromosome pairs go together. This process is crucial for diagnosing and treating certain skin diseases, like recessive dystrophic epidermo
Last month, a truck driver named Hazem Isleem was on a mission to deliver much-needed aid through the devastated south of Gaza. Suddenly, his convoy of around 100 trucks, carrying enough food to feed tens of thousands, was attacked by armed looters. One of the gunmen forced Hazem to drive to a field
Tropical Cyclone Chido brought devastation to Mayotte, an island territory off Africa’s eastern coast. The deadly storm, which struck over the weekend, has left at least 22 people dead and many more feared lost. Mayotte's authorities have declared a curfew as they rush to provide essentials like foo
Imagine you're born with a deformed ear, something called microtia. It's a common birth defect, and the 'concha-type' can be tricky to fix. Doctors in one study tackled this issue with a clever mix of triangular flaps and full-thickness skin grafts. These methods used the remaining ear tissue and fl
