The animal that has saved the most human lives is not the brave passenger pigeon, the loyal horse or the faithful dog, but the oldest species still living on the planet: the “Limulus polyphemus” The pharmaceutical industry, in fact, uses a substance extracted from its blood in a test, called limulus amebocyte lysate assay or Read More…
Don’t worry, your next surgeon will definitely be a human. But just as medical students are training to use a scalpel, they’re also training to use robots designed to make surgeries easier. Photo-Illustration: Cameron Getty; Getty Images When medical student Alyssa Murillo stepped into surgery, she was met with something most wouldn’t expect to find Read More…
What should I do about this lawsuit? My neighbor’s 5-year-old son snuck into my backyard and got bitten by my poodle when I was at work. Now, his parents are suing me for medical cost. What should I do? by Naomi Levell · Question asked: “What should I do about this lawsuit? My neighbor’s 5-year-old Read More…
TALLAHASupreme Court SSEE — The Florida on Monday refused to take up a property insurer’s appeal in a dispute about whether blood should be considered a pollutant under a homeowners’ policy. Justices declined to hear an appeal by Florida Farm Bureau General Insurance Co. in the dispute about whether the policy excluded coverage for cleaning Read More…
When I first downloaded TikTok, in the fall of 2018, it only took a few days for my algorithm to figure out that I have ADHD. To be fair, this isn’t all that impressive, as TikTok and the rest of the internet make it extremely difficult to focus on a single thing for more than Read More…
My girlfriend is pregnant. I desperately don’t want a baby. She won’t abort. What do I do? It sucks, but there’s not a lot that you can do. Society unilaterally decided that once men share genetic material with women, what occurs thereafter is up to the women involved. For obvious reasons, you can’t force a Read More…
