Conservative commentator and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. “It’s a struggle for me because I had to inform my staff earlier today. I can’t escape… Even though people are telling me it’s not the way to look at it, I can’t help but…
Police in Bolivar, Missouri searched the hospital room of Nolan Sousley on Wednesday night after getting a call that someone smelled marijuana in his hospital room. Police were unable to find any marijuana, and now both the city of Bolivar and the Bolivar Police Department are investigating the issue. Nolan is suffering from stage four…
Alex Trebek, the longtime host of the television game show “Jeopardy” announced on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; however, he says his diagnosis will not keep him from working as he plans to continue hosting the show as he fights the disease. “I have some news to share with all of…
The hosts of “Fox and Friends” apologized on Monday for showing a graphic saying Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was dead. It was said that the mistake was the result of a control room error. The graphic, similar to those marking the deaths of other famous figures, briefly showed a photo of Ginsburg and…
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss oral arguments on Monday for the first time as the 85-year-old recovers from surgery that removed cancerous nodules from her left lung. Kathy Arberg, a spokesperson for the court, said Ginsburg was still recovering from the surgery she underwent on December 21st to remove cancerous lesions, and it…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese human rights activist recently diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, has been released on medical parole and moved from his prison cell to a hospital. Liu was a prominent leader during the Tiananmen Square protests almost three decades ago, and he spent two years…
by Eric Lieberman The Swedish Cancer Society, an independent nonprofit, has changed an instructional breast-examination video by making the boobs square-shaped after Facebook censored its content. “Our main task is to raise and distribute money for cancer research,” the organization’s website reads. Other tasks “within the frame of the Swedish Cancer Society’s opinion-leading efforts is cancer prevention,”…
A new study has uncovered a surprising correlation between having a college education and developing brain cancer. The study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health seems to have found a link between college education and brain cancer. Conducted in Sweden, the study observed more than 4.3 million people between 1911 & 1961. According to…
Blake Neff Barack Obama’s State of the Union address included the announcement of a bold new push to cure cancer, which the president said would be led by none other than Vice President Joe Biden. “Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer,” Obama said midway through his…
by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]eather Hironimus is a saint. And I say that as someone without any present religious affiliation. I can say it because for the past year I have been covering her fight (and ultimate loss) against the government over her son’s bodily autonomy, seen the desperation of both she and her…