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Paralyzed man's family fear ACA repeal, despite not being enrolled

9 years 7 months ago
Howard and Mary Ann Claytor's living room is a jumble of medical devices, looking more like an intensive care unit than a home. It is filled with breathing machines, respiratory monitors, a manual lift and feeding tubes, all aimed at keeping their paralyzed 29-year-old son, Cedric, alive.

Humor: The Dalai Lama's secret weapon

9 years 7 months ago
When you are the spiritual leader of an entire people, you've lived your entire adult life in exile, your movements are restricted by ever-watchful bodyguards and you must watch every word for fear of setting off an international incident, you would think your face would reflect the weight of the world.

Toddler facing surgery in US without parents

9 years 7 months ago
An Iraqi toddler, who was permanently disfigured in a fire at a refugee camp in Iraq, is now facing surgery in the US without his parents if they are unable to make it back because of Trump's travel ban.

Misophonia: When chewing, other everyday sounds enrage you

9 years 7 months ago
Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia. A new study explored this phenomenon and discovered that, compared with most people, sufferers of misophonia have structural differences in the areas of their brains tasked with regulating emotions.
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