Free speech is one of the pinnacles of a free society. But it’s often the first thing to go when a free society is in decline. Certain forms of unsavory speech are deemed as “hate” speech, and speech that doesn’t conform to the status quo is regarded as potentially terroristic speech. It’s a very slippery […]

More than 28 million people in the United States have diabetes, and some 86 million are living with prediabetes which increases a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and tornados are nothing new […]

When it comes to ancient, folk wisdom, it is important to use common sense, logic, and intelligence to do the right thing. Folk medicine consists of traditional healing methods used by our ancestors to cure diseases and promote emotional and physical well-being. These remedies have been handed down from generation to generation by word of […]

Instead of using conventional medicine to treat his aches, one Cuban man has turned to an unusual source of relief. Pepe Casañas, a 71-year old man from Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, lets a scorpion sting him every now and then. “The sting doesn’t hurt me a bit,” says the man who endures a monthly sting […]

Terry Pareja, a 65-year-old father-of-two from the Philippines, was visiting his family in rural Victoria, Australia, in February 2017 when he came down with a fever and noticed his foot was swollen. A day later, Mr. Pareja’s started experiencing incredible pain in his right leg and he could barely walk. When his leg started to […]

Bill Kochevar, 56, was left paralyzed from the shoulders down after a cycling accident severely injured his spinal cord. In the years since his accident, he had become completely reliant on his caregivers at the Cleveland VA Medical Center. But thanks to the help of a number of Cleveland institutions, the Navy veteran was able […]