Tag: medical

January 28, 2017 at 10:48 am

This DIY Centrifuge Costs $0.20 and Can Be Used for Medical Tests in Remote Locations

This DIY Centrifuge Costs $0.20 and Can Be Used for Medical Tests in Remote Locations

90 secs of spinning can separate a blood sample into red/white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Longer spins can separate the part of the blood needed for malaria testing

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October 30, 2016 at 9:29 am

Picture of the Day: X-Ray of a Pregnant Dog

Picture of the Day: X-Ray of a Pregnant Dog

How many can you count?

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October 24, 2016 at 3:29 pm

Starting Next Year, Every Baby Born in Scotland Will Get a Free Box of Useful Things

Starting Next Year, Every Baby Born in Scotland Will Get a Free Box of Useful Things

The ‘baby box’ program has been running in Finland for nearly 80 years

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August 3, 2016 at 4:17 pm

Extreme Close-Ups of Over the Counter Drugs Dissolving in Water

Extreme Close-Ups of Over the Counter Drugs Dissolving in Water

“Chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change” – Walter White

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June 27, 2016 at 5:05 pm

Millionaire Sparks Uproar With Demand to Be Buried With Bentley

Millionaire Sparks Uproar With Demand to Be Buried With Bentley

He wants to raise organ donor awareness because saving a life is worth more than any car

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June 21, 2016 at 6:10 pm

Dad Gets Matching Tattoo of Son’s Cancer Scar For Solidarity

Dad Gets Matching Tattoo of Son's Cancer Scar For Solidarity

“I told him if people wanted to stare, they could stare at both of us”

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June 6, 2016 at 6:25 pm

Twice a Week, this Doctor Dances in the Streets of Boston for Charity

Twice a Week, this Doctor Dances in the Streets of Boston for Charity

Dr. Adnan Khera is an anesthesiologist at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center. Twice a week he takes to the streets to dance, encouraging others to join and/or donate

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June 2, 2016 at 6:58 pm

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

Your Brain is Two and What Makes You, You

CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt collaborate on a two-part video series about our brain(s) and what we’re ‘made’ of

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May 24, 2016 at 4:39 pm

Florence + The Machine Give Private Concert to Teen in Hospice That Missed Their Show

Florence + The Machine Give Private Concert to Teen in Hospice That Missed Their Show

When this teen was unable to make the band’s show the previous night due to illness, singer Florence Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd from Florence + The Machine dropped by Hospice Austin to put on a private concert for the teen and her friends and family

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May 17, 2016 at 5:38 pm

This Musician Was Born Without Fingers and Plays the Piano Beautifully

This Musician Was Born Without Fingers and Plays the Piano Beautifully

Watch 16-year-old Alexey Romanov play a stirring rendition of “River Flows in You” by Lee Ru-ma

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