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Seventeen-year-old Brianne Cullen was rushed to the ER after calling her mom in a panic, struggling to breathe. “She kept saying ‘I can’t breathe,’ it was the scariest thing,” her mother Christie Martin recalled. Brianne, who had secretly started vaping at 14, was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans — also known as “popcorn lung,” a rare … Read more

In northern Idaho, a family is grieving a loss that unfolded in a matter of minutes.Samantha Jensen of Oldtown recently found a photo her mother had taken of Samantha’s three-year-old daughter, Scarlett. It was time-stamped 4:47 p.m. Five minutes later, doctors pronounced the little girl dead. The image had been misplaced when Samantha’s mother lost … Read more

Popular adult film star Damien Stone has died at age 32, his family said. Stone, born Daniil Fedorovich Onofrey, was from Moldova and lived mostly in America. He entered the adult film industry in 2017. He became known for his muscular build. He worked with major gay film companies. His scenes included gay, bisexual, and … Read more

In 2005, a routine high school gym fall changed Megan King’s life forever. What began as a sports injury spiraled into a decades-long medical battle, ultimately leading to a rare and life-threatening condition known as internal decapitation. The Hidden Cause: hEDS For ten years, specialists were baffled by Megan’s inability to recover from her injuries. … Read more

Scientists found a probiotic from dairy fermentation may reduce autism-like symptoms. Researchers tested the probiotic Lactobacillus murinus in mice with autism-like traits. The mice had reduced social interest and brain chemical imbalances. Scientists gave the mice a daily dose for one month. Also, the treatment improved learning and memory in the mice. Their brains became … Read more

Police are searching for a mother and her two children after an apparent murder-suicide at Niagara Falls. New York State Police said Chianti Means, 33, stepped over a guardrail at Luna Island on Monday night. She went over with her children Roman, 9, and Mecca, four months. Police said the act was intentional. The circumstances … Read more

A former Green Beret vanished after a yoga class romance, and police later found his torso. Clint Bonnell, 50, began attending Kelli Edwards’ yoga studio in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in late summer 2024. The two connected and later started a relationship. Bonnell had retired from a 20-year military career and was studying to become a … Read more

A 10-year-old Indiana boy died after his foster mother sat on him for several minutes. Police said Dakota Stevens died on April 25 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Officers responded to a call about a child not breathing. They found Dakota without a pulse and with bruising on his neck and chest. He later died at the … Read more

Scientists at Yale have identified signs of a condition they believe may follow mRNA Covid vaccination. Earlier this week, Ivy League researchers described post-vaccination syndrome, or PVS. They said symptoms can last years after shots from Pfizer or Moderna. Reported signs include brain fog, exercise intolerance, insomnia, and heart palpitations. Also reported were numbness, tinnitus, … Read more

Record abortion numbers in England and Wales are being linked to cost of living pressures. Official figures show 277,970 abortions took place in 2023. That marked an 11 percent rise from 251,377 in 2022. It was the highest total since the 1967 Abortion Act. Rates reached 23 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. … Read more