Rosie O’Donnell has shared an update on her longtime friend Madonna after the Queen of Pop was hospitalized due to a bacterial infection.
Last week, the pop icon was hospitalized after she was found to have a serious bacterial infection – leading to all of her upcoming ‘Celebration’ world tour dates to be cancelled. Madonna’s manager Guy Osears wrote in a statement that, despite staying several days in the ICU: “Her health is improving, however, she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”
Later, TV multi-hyphenate Rosie O’Donnell shared an image of herself and Madonna whilst on…
Health News
Judge holds Washington state in contempt for not providing services to mentally ill people in jails
A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for failing to provide timely psychiatric services to mentally ill people who are forced to wait in jails for weeks or months.
[–In her order released late Friday, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said the Washington Department of Social and Health Services has been violating the constitutional rights of these people since 2015 due to a “lack of foresight, creativity, planning and timely response to a crisis of its own making.”
[–The ruling stems from a federal lawsuit…
Out-of-body experiences reveal brain areas tied to our sense of self : Shots
Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences.
Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images
hide caption
toggle captions
Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images
Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences.
Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images
Dr. Josef Parvizi remembers meeting a man with epilepsy whose seizures were causing some very unusual symptoms.
“He came to my clinic and said, ‘My sense of self is changing,'” says Parvizi, a professor of neurology at Stanford University.
The man told Parvizi that he felt “like…
Health minister in discussions with Providence Health over MAID policy
Breadcrumb Trail Links
News
Local News
Providence Health’s policy says it doesn’t allow MAID in its facilities, “given the incompatibility of Catholic teaching with actions intended to terminate human life”
Published July 04, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Sam O’Neill, who died days before her 35th birthday, was in hospital with her dog, Jack, and a friend’s dog, Bella. jpg
Article content
BC’s health minister is pushing a Catholic health organization to change a policy that bars medically assisted dying in its facilities.
Advertisements 2
This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your…
Newmarket, Markham restaurants charged with public health infractions
During inspections from June 26 to July 2, Ranch Fresh in Newmarket and H2 KTV in Markham were charged by York Region inspectors
Restaurants in Newmarket and Markham were charged with public health violations by York Region inspectors last week.
Ranch Fresh at 695 Stonehaven Ave., building C, in Newmarket was charged June 30 for maintaining a food premise in a manner adversely affecting sanitary operations, according to a report for inspections made June 26 to July 2 by York Region Community and Health Services, health protection division.
Items noted as not in compliance included: not holding potentially hazardous food…
Kids Help Phone seeking help from AI
Kids Help Phone says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to help respond to the “enormous need” as more and more young people reach out for mental health help and support.
“Young people are changing fast and technology is changing faster,” said Michael Cole, senior vice-president and chief information officer for Kids Help Phone.
The helpline is partnering with the Toronto-based Vector Institute, which bills itself as a consultant for organizations, businesses and governments to develop and adopt “responsible” AI programs.
The planned AI will be able to recognize key words and speech patterns from young people who reach out to…
Two Davis County Sheriff’s deputies killed in South Weber motorcycle crash
The deputies were trying to turn when the motorcycle they collided with a pickup truck, a spokesperson said.
(Davis County Sheriff’s Office) Corporal Steven Lewis, 54, and Deputy Jennifer Turner, 39, were killed Monday when their motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck in South Weber.
| July 4, 2023, 6:14 pm
Two Davis County deputies were killed Monday when their motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck in South Weber, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
Corporal Steven Lewis, 54, and Deputy Jennifer Turner, 39, had difficulty negotiating a turn when the motorcycle they were on collided with…
Quinoa Beet Salad – JennifersKitchen
Let me be very clear. I do not like beets. I’ve spent over fifty years disliking beets.
I’ve tried them boiled (gag-inducing), roasted (almost tolerable, but no), raw (the additional chewing required just prolongs the misery), and picked (where’s the bathroom?).
To me, beets taste like garden dirt laced with a little bit of sugar. Interestingly, there is validity to that perception. Beets contain a naturally-occurring compound called geosmin, and geosmin gives beets their dirt-like . . . er. . . earthy flavour.
Some people like this earthy flavor.
I’m not one of them.
Just as interesting – at least…