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K-Pop concert cut short as extreme heat sends fans to the hospital: 'We just started seeing people slowly start to go down'

K-Pop concert cut short as extreme heat sends fans to the hospital: 'We just started seeing people slowly start to go down'

Concertgoers endured hours of high temperatures with limited shade and unclear guidelines on water access. by Geri MilevaJuly 7, 2025 Extreme heat forced a Stray Kids concert at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., to end early on June 23. WJLA...

Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, to be Inducted as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, to be Inducted as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

View Larger Image Laura Hays, associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during an Oct. 18 ceremony at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. July...

What should happen to a nurse who inappropriately restrained a patient in hospital?

What should happen to a nurse who inappropriately restrained a patient in hospital?

A mental health nurse faced the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness-to-practise panel after they were seen inappropriately restraining a patient on several occasions The charges That Nurse A employed as an agency nurse at a hospital: 1. While...

States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Me…

States scramble to shield hospitals from GOP Me…

The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S. history. In response, states are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds...

Counterfeit Version of Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine Levipil 500 seized in Telangana

Counterfeit Version of Sun Pharma anti-epileptic medicine Levipil 500 seized in Telangana

Telangana: Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized Spurious Drug 'Levipil 500' Tablets (Levetiracetam Tablets 500 mg), falsely claimed to be manufactured by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd. Based on intelligence gathered by Drugs Control...

Local nutritionist shares ways to eat healthy in Summer heat

Local nutritionist shares ways to eat healthy in Summer heat

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - As temperatures rise and families flock to the beach and pool, staying cool isn’t the only thing to think about. Experts say what you’re eating during these hot summer days can impact your energy, hydration, and overall...

Pro-life medical groups urge FDA to review safety of widely used abortion drug

Pro-life medical groups urge FDA to review safety of widely used abortion drug

Fox News Digital spoke to SBA Director of Legal Affairs Katie Glenn Daniel about a study showing that 1 in 10 women suffer severe side effects from taking mifepristone. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: As Planned...

More area men killed or wounded on Okinawa

More area men killed or wounded on Okinawa

By June 1945, the war in Europe had ended but fighting still was raging on the island of Okinawa and also in the Philippines. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Coughlin, who farmed north of Laurel, received word that their son Pfc. John J. Coughlin, a member...

Comparison of the Efficacy of Polyvinyl Alcohol Colorless Embolic Microspheres (8Spheres) and Gelatin Embolic Microspheres (Embosphere) in Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids in Women Without Fertility Requirements: A…

Comparison of the Efficacy of Polyvinyl Alcohol Colorless Embolic Microspheres (8Spheres) and Gelatin Embolic Microspheres (Embosphere) in Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids in Women Without Fertility Requirements: A…

Introduction Uterine fibroids are one of the most common uterine diseases among women of reproductive age, with an estimated lifetime prevalence of 40%–89% in postmenopausal women.1 Uterine fibroids are heterogeneous in size, number, location, and...

Court To Rule In Yahaya Bello’s Application To Travel Abroad For Medicals

Court To Rule In Yahaya Bello’s Application To Travel Abroad For Medicals

News Investigators/ Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday, adjourned ruling in an application filed by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking leave to travel abroad for medical reasons. Mr Bello and his co-defendants...

Court sets July 17 to rule on Yahaya Bello's application to travel abroad for medicals

Court sets July 17 to rule on Yahaya Bello's application to travel abroad for medicals

Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, fixed July 17 for ruling on an application filed by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello seeking to travel out of the country on health...

Nature is the new medicine: Doctor talks about the benefits of being outside

Nature is the new medicine: Doctor talks about the benefits of being outside

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The view, the sounds, the creatures; there is something about nature that makes us feel connected. “As humans, we really didn’t evolve to live in these big structured communities with all the traffic and lights,”...

What Happens When Big Tech Goes Nuclear?

What Happens When Big Tech Goes Nuclear?

Silicon Valley firms are advocating for the U.S. to embark on a nuclear energy renaissance. They have received support from President Donald Trump, who recently signed four executive orders which seek to quadruple domestic production of...

I've covered Amazon Prime Day beauty deals for 12 years and these are 2025's best finds

I've covered Amazon Prime Day beauty deals for 12 years and these are 2025's best finds

12:34, 08 Jul 2025Updated 12:14, 09 Jul 2025 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Having been a beauty journalist for well over a decade now, I've seen countless shopping...

Abroad Medical Trip: Court Fixes July 17, To Rule On Yahaya Bello’s Application

Abroad Medical Trip: Court Fixes July 17, To Rule On Yahaya Bello’s Application

1 ABUJA -A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, presided over by Justice Maryann Anenih, on Tuesday, fixed July 17 for ruling on an application filed by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, seeking to travel abroad for...

Penn retains top D.C. lobbying firm, former Trump advisor amid ongoing federal funding battle

Penn retains top D.C. lobbying firm, former Trump advisor amid ongoing federal funding battle

Penn officially retained BGR Group, a D.C. lobbying firm, on May 22 to lobby on behalf of the University. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi Penn has retained BGR Group — one of Washington's largest lobbying firms — to advocate on its behalf with federal...

Indiana cigarette tax rises by $2, giving health officials hope for improved health rankings

Indiana cigarette tax rises by $2, giving health officials hope for improved health rankings

ANDERSON — Smoking became a more expensive habit in Indiana this month. Smokers across the state saw a $2 increase in the state tax on cigarettes that took effect July 1. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please...

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff hosts rally against Medicaid cuts

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff hosts rally against Medicaid cuts

SAVANNAH, Ga. - More than a thousand people gathered in downtown Savannah on Saturday to voice their opposition against the recent passage of the Big Beautiful Bill in Washington, D.C. Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff led the event titled, ‘Rally for...

The toxic truths in eye health

The toxic truths in eye health

We cannot escape life without daily exposure to the dangerous toxins that surround us. When we consider holistic eye health, we must not forget to include this within our deductive process. Exposure can arise from environmental, behavioral, and...

Lakeside Healthcare Launches ‘Skin Check Challenge’ to raise awareness of melano...

Lakeside Healthcare Launches ‘Skin Check Challenge’ to raise awareness of melano...

Lakeside Healthcare has launched a new campaign this week to raise awareness of melanoma and promote sun safety throughout the summer months. The Skin Check Challenge, part of the organisation’s GP Talks series, features Dr Mountis, a GP at...

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