We’ve all gulped down water left over from last night—on the night table, on the counter, in the car—but is drinking stale water really safe? Since your body gets dehydrated overnight, it’s not uncommon to wake up thirsty. But whether or not you should sip from the glass you left on the nightstand (was it… Read More: Is It Bad to Drink Water That’s Been Sitting Overnight—Or… »
New Zealand’s health minister apologized after he was demoted for breaking the country’s coronavirus lockdown to take his family to the beach. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern demoted David Clark to “the bottom of our Cabinet rankings” and stripped him of his role as associate finance minister in response to the revelation, although she said that… Read More: ‘I’ve been an idiot’: New Zealand health minister demoted for… »
When her doorbell rang Sunday night, Blanche Jordan was just starting a new Game of Thrones puzzle on her living room floor. Jordan, 39, is a breast-cancer survivor who is taking social distancing seriously, so she put on a mask before opening the door. A woman handed Jordan a paper and said: “You’ve been served.” The… Read More: ‘You’ve Been Served’: Wisconsin Hospitals Sued Patients Even During Pandemic »
I have bled out during emergency surgery and been revived by the expert trauma and transplant team who raced into my operating room. I have had liter upon liter of donated blood transfused into my grey lifeless body. I survived months on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. I have had my lungs fill… Read More: I’ve been on a ventilator before, so I’d like to… »