Your next bathroom break could come with an unexpected bonus: a check of your heart rhythm. German medical technology company Hamberger Medical has developed the HARO EKG-seat. It looks like a regular toilet seat, but built-in sensors record an electrocardiogram, also called an EKG or ECG, while you sit. After about 30 seconds, a connected smartphone app analyzes the reading for signs of an irregular heart rhythm, including possible atrial fibrillation. AFib is the most common type of irregular
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving recently received an apology from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith regarding his decision to remain unvaxxed during the pandemic, which cost him millions of dollars. For some, these statements were a welcomed piece of accountability not normally seen in the media. It also got me thinking about what other COVID-era athletes deserve apologies from the media, and recognition for their courage during a time in which being unvaxxed was essentially a crime in the eyes of the
The University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its appointment of Jason Arday as a professor. But a group of Cambridge academics quickly rejected the university’s response, saying: “We strongly believe that a thorough and transparent investigation into the wider circumstances of this damaging episode is essential.” Arday resigned earlier this week after mounting scepticism over hi
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., the only Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation , is accusing Gov. Wes Moore of backing an amendment to the state constitution that could eliminate his district through redistricting, arguing that the push is driven by the governor's alleged presidential ambitions. The amendment, if approved by voters in November, would give the Democratic-controlled General Assembly far greater latitude to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elec
New research from NYU Langone Health found that people who avoid three vascular risk factors in middle age had about 13 more dementia-free years.
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President Trump is moving forward with his attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud, sources say.
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A couple living in the suburbs of Detroit has been accused of throwing an explosive device with a chilling two-word message into their neighbor's yard, local prosecutors said. Jason Showers, 45, and his wife, Megan Showers, 38, both of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, each face decades in prison if they are convicted of charges tied to the Monday incident, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office. Prosecutors said Megan Showers lit the explosive — described as a red, cylindrical device with
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When legislators started hearing that men were competing in girls’ sports, they acted. Twenty-seven states passed laws that said, in effect: Not on my watch. Our girls have equal opportunity, and they will not be sidelined in their own sports. But a federal bill now moving through Congress could undo what those legislators, and the girls who stood up alongside them, fought to win. At Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), we have been in the thick of that fight for the better part of a decade. We sto
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Accounts with links to the Russian military promoting far-right messages reached more than 500,000 people in the early days of the Ceuta migration crisis, according to an analysis done by 411, a counter-disinformation group. Russia-linked social media accounts frequently spread destabilising narratives in Europe, often promoting far-right talking points about immigration. But 411 and other experts suggest the scale and coordination of the disinformation that followed the Ceuta crisis is signific
