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How Rare Are Walk of Fame Stars?
The Hollywood Walk of Fame dedicated its 2,860th star on October 15, 2026, and says an average of 24 to 30 new stars are selected each year.
Read the story →Against the Odds: Home Run Promises Give Patients Heart
It is a story almost too good to be true. Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, accompanied by Linda Ruth Tosetti, granddaughter of legendary slugger Babe Ruth, visited New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley…
Read the story →Resolving Back Pain is a Pain in the Neck
Evolution has not been kind to millions of back pain sufferers. The physical stress of modern life as a biped is often more than the spine is engineered to handle,…
Read the story →The Odds a Defibrillator will Bring a Heart Victim Back to Life
Television loves its medical dramas and every TV medical drama loves its AED, or automated external defibrillator. Aside from nurses yelling “Stat!” the most common exclamation on ER or Grey’s…
Read the story →Ulcers: Home Remedy to High Tech
We often think of medical science as being cutting edge, focused on exploring the unknown and uncovering the most deadly secrets of the human body. More mundane conditions can fall…
Read the story →THE HEAD-POUNDING ODDS OF MIGRAINE
“Phoenix’s problem: he seemed to see flashes like lightning in his eye, mostly the right. And when he had suffered that a short time, a terrible pain developed toward his…
Read the story →How Many US Adults Use Alternative Therapies?
In 2022, 36.7% of US adults used at least one of seven complementary health approaches, led by meditation at 17.3% and yoga at 15.8%, per an NIH analysis.
Read the story →Why US Drug Names Love X and Z
Of the 45 new brand name drugs the FDA approved in 2025, 19 had an X or a Z in the name, about 1 in 2.4.
Read the story →The NFL’s Pigskin Is Cowhide
Cowhide: Wilson cuts 10 to 12 four-panel footballs from each cow hide, and NFL rules require a Wilson ball with a pebble-grained leather case.
Read the story →How Many US High School Students Face Dating Violence?
In CDC's 2025 survey, 10.7% of US high school students who dated in the past year said a dating partner had physically hurt them on purpose.
Read the story →Are Women Better Drivers Than Men in the US?
Per mile in 2022, US men were involved in more fatal crashes than women (2.8 vs 1.9 per 100 million miles), but women in more crashes overall (our count).
Read the story →36% of Drivers have Nodded Off Behind the Wheel
How exasperating sleep can be. Home in your comfortable bed, you may toss and turn, unable to find slumber. But on the road driving, when you need to be alert…
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