Contrary to the belief among certain conspiracy theorists that President Donald Trump is battling a massive ring of child sex traffickers, the administration is prosecuting significantly fewer child sex traffickers
Three years ago, an unconscious, 70-year-old man in deteriorating condition was brought into Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Doctors found he had a tattoo reading “Do Not Resuscitate” across his
A new blood test developed by a team of international scientists has shown great potential to identify and possibly prevent infant brain injury just hours after birth. The research, sponsored by Imperial College London, was conducted in India, where there are up to a million…
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative illness that causes damage and nerve cell loss in the brain. The dopamine-producing cells are vital for smooth and controlled muscle movement. The loss of these cells due to Parkinson’s disease is currently irreparable, and treatment is limited. Whil
COVID-19 has brought many challenges to the legal industry in 2020 and has sparked debate about the importance, value, and necessity of the bar exam. Normally, this year’s graduates would have taken the exam in July, but the risks to public health have led to…
Most people know the purpose of a living will. The document, first proposed in the 1960s, dictates what kind of life-sustaining medical treatments one wants and does not want so
A few weeks ago, a Catholic priest on the verge of being ordained bishop of Duluth, MN, was forced to resign after being accused of sexual abuse of a minor
Stem cell research is a rapidly changing and growing field, with new developments happening regularly. The latest news in the industry is promising: Researchers have repaired damaged corneas using healthy stem cells for the first time in the United States. You may wonder why this…
Golf is an $84 billion business that generates an additional $59 billion in wages. Where that much money is involved, there are inevitable lawsuits seeking redress for injuries, some fatal. As a result, collateral specialties involving golf injuries among legal firms and global insurance agencies ar
The question of whether fathers deserve as much parental leave as mothers when a new child comes into the home is in the hands of a Washington, D.C. district judge.
Creating a living will is something everyone agrees is a prudent move, but also something nobody wants to think or talk about. End of life conversations are extremely hard, more so perhaps, when the end seems a long way off. But that’s the time to get one’s wishes documented.