Day: July 29, 2023

Errors in disease diagnosis lead to nearly 800,000 deaths, disabilities in US each year: study

4:52 pm July 29, 2023

Misdiagnoses in the U.S. lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths and major disabilities each year, according to a recent report from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Maryland. Each year, an estimated 795,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die due to a misdiagnosis, the study found. It was published in The BMJ, a peer-reviewed […]

Taylor Swift’s Seattle fans caused earthquake during Eras Tour stop

4:44 pm July 29, 2023

Taylor Swift and her fans caused a small earthquake during her Seattle concerts of the Eras Tour. The dancing and jumping at the July 22 and 23 tour stops caused seismic activity similar to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and geology professor at Western Washington University. The movement at Lumen […]

Massive brawl breaks out on popular Spanish tourist ‘sin street’

4:26 pm July 29, 2023

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE A massive brawl broke out on a popular tourist street in Spain, with drinkers smashing chairs and bottles against each other as police tried to stop the violence. The fight broke out in the early hours of July 23 on a street known as Pecat (or “sin”) Street that features prominently in […]

Heat wave health: 5 things this doctor wants you to do when temps are sizzling

4:00 pm July 29, 2023

According to the National Weather Service, the heat wave that has enveloped the South for weeks has now expanded into the West, the Midwest, and on into the Northeast, affecting two thirds of the U.S. population this weekend. As air conditioners blast, there are increasing risks of brownouts and blackouts. People with chronic health conditions […]

New Yorkers fed up after sex workers allegedly ask kids to hand out business cards, taxi driver is beaten

3:44 pm July 29, 2023

New Yorkers are speaking out against crime in the city after a taxi driver was brutally beaten in broad daylight and children were allegedly enlisted to help solicit prostitution in a Queens open-air sex market. Shocking footage shared by the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) and the New York Post shows two […]