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She suspected a heart attack, but was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome
Allison Aubrey If you’ve ever had a scary experience, when your adrenaline is pumping, as you deal with a threat or shock, you may relate to Maria Carraballo’s experience. While on vacation in Puerto Rico, Carraballo, 75, was swimming with her two young grandsons, when the current began to pull them away from the shore.…
Who Discovered the Cause of Down Syndrome?
Who Discovered the Cause of Down Syndrome? It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down syndrome By Lorena Galliot, Sophie McNulty & The Lost Women of Science Initiative In the mid-1950s Marthe Gautier, a young French doctor and cytogenetics researcher,…
Andie MacDowell Shares Piriformis Syndrome Diagnosis
Four Weddings and a Funeral star Andie MacDowell—who is also the mom of Margaret Qualley—thought she was “literally falling apart” amid her piriformis syndrome diagnosis. Andie MacDowell is getting candid about her heath. The Four Weddings and a Funeral star opened up about her struggles with piriformis syndrome, a muscle condition that compresses the sciatic…
Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown
The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington White House officials said on Friday that the truth behind the mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome was still unknown, contradicting a new intelligence assessment about what had…
Havana syndrome patients reportedly promised healthcare that never came
Letter allegedly written by US official shows contradictions in how government handled mysterious health incidents A leaked letter purportedly written by a senior US military official and published on social media on Monday highlights stark contradictions in the government’s approach to victims of Havana syndrome – a mysterious series of health incidents affecting personnel at…