A group of strangers jumped into action to help save a man’s life after he was riding his bicycle and collapsed.
Shawnee police and fire department come together to meet 17-year-old Marina Johnson for a second time.
SUPERMARKET boss Richard Walker has thanked medics for saving his life after he collapsed running the London Marathon. The executive director of the Iceland chain was less than two miles from the
Apple is developing technology for wearable devices like Apple Vision Pro that measure and monitor biometric data and location to provide tailored and potentially lifesaving advice. Apple wearables could provide medication reminders and guidance. An Apple patent, "Method and device for health monitoring," describes a system for monitoring a user's biometric data to display suggestions and guidance in a mixed-reality (MR) system. The implementation of the technology suggests future...
An increasing number of defibrillators are being installed across venues in the city, but if you were ever placed in a situation of needing to use one would you know what to do? Last month (March) it was announced by the Sunderland Health and Wellbeing Board that 29 new defibrillators were being installed across the city. Although Sunderland still lags behind when compared to the national average of defibrillators for every 10,000 people, there’s no denying they can be the difference between...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Rudy Noorlander, victim of a savage grizzly bear attack more than seven months ago returned to the University of Utah Hospital where he met with the doctors, nurses and other caregivers who worked to save his life. Noorlander was attacked on Sept. 8, 2023, while […] The post Grizzly bear attack victim returns to University of Utah Hospital, thanks staff that helped save his life first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
As runners from across the globe prepare to hit London’s streets for the capital’s annual flagship running event, we hear from some of those participating in the London Marathon to raise money for our vital research – and the powerful motivations that keep them focused on reaching the finish line.
Officials are crediting a Lake County sheriff’s 911 dispatcher with playing a significant role in saving the life of a man who was threatening suicide by train in Greek Oaks over the weekend. Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Telecommunicator Christy O’Dette received a 911 call around 11:25 a.m. Sunday from a man who was attempting suicide […]
This is the touching moment the oldest and youngest runners to complete the 2024 London Marathon met on the finish line. 81-year-old Eileen Hieron was introduced to Maya Woolf, who at 18 was the youngest participant in this year’s race. After embracing, Ms Woolf exclaimed that she was “so proud” of Ms Hieron for completing the race. The London Marathon saw tens of thousands descend on the capital to raise millions of pounds for charity. In the professional races, the women’s only world record...
A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
Out in West Texas, a pair of aspiring novelists and enterprising small-town newspaper owners, Barbara Brannon and Kay Ellington, were dismayed by the number of publications that were dropping book sections, cutting critics, and otherwise decimating literary coverage, especially in the Lone Star State. By the 2010s, “93 percent of the state’s newspapers offer no […]
Finishing times for area runners at the Boston Marathon.