A German court has officially declared billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub dead. It has been more than three years since the head of retail group Tengelmann went missing in the Swiss Alps. Haub was 58 years old. He was training for a ski race when he disappeared under Switzerland’s famous Matterhorn peak, located on the southern border
Paul Alexander, also known as “The Man in the Iron Lung” is paralyzed from the neck down. He hasn’t been able to breathe on his own since 1952. At six years old, Paul contracted the poliovirus. Over the next five days, he “lost everything.” Paul was unable to move or breathe. He was rushed to
Ibrahim Yücel from Kütahya, Turkey was a heavy smoker for over two decades until he decided to put a locked cage over his head that prevented him from physically putting a cigarette in his mouth. He was reportedly inspired by motorbike riders wearing helmets. He used 130 feet of copper wire to make his own.
When Ramona Hernandez turns on her kitchen faucet in El Adobe, an unincorporated town just a few miles southeast of Bakersfield, the water that splashes out looks clean and inviting. But she doesn’t dare drink it. “You worry about your health,” she said in Spanish as she sat in her tranquil front yard one morning
Rachelle (@radrachelle) has two different coloured eyes. This itself isn’t particularly shocking, given there’s a number of other conditions it could be credited to. However, she also has a line down the centre of her torso, with her skin pigmentation on her left side being a different colour to her right side. Rachelle is a
Researchers are testing a “prescription video game” that could potentially help people with ongoing memory and attention issues after having Covid-19. Many recovered patients complain of lingering confusion and difficulty focusing. In some cases, the symptoms are still around months after recovery. But the EndeavorRX video game may help. The game, which is made by
Don Muchow, a 59-year-old marketing director from Dallas, has made history as the first-ever to complete the “Mouse to Mouse” run, the 2,761 mile run from Disneyland in California to Disney World in Florida. “Disney is all about keeping dreams alive for all ages,” Muchow said. “My message to everyone out there is that ‘Epic
A new study published this month by researchers from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Carmel Medical Center in Haifa found that the risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ) infection following a coronavirus vaccination in people with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) increases. “We cannot say the vaccine is the cause at this point,” lead
We all have bad breath every now and then, whether it’s because of poor oral hygiene, hunger, or the result of an onion-heavy meal. You can always brush your teeth or chew on a refreshing piece of gum, but if your bad breath isn’t going away, the smell can be an indication of an underlying
A woman in England lost over 100 pounds by rocking out to an online dance class during quarantine. At her heaviest, Su Morgan weighed 259 pounds. She drank two liters of Dr. Pepper every day. A single mother of four, Morgan relied on takeout and quick snacks to fuel her busy days. Morgan pursued a
