Historic First: Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
On January 7, 2022, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) successfully transplanted a genetically altered pig heart into David Bennett, an adult…
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Clinical Trials Trace a Path to a Cure For Type1 Diabetes
Scientists may have finally discovered a cure for type 1 diabetes. Brian Shelton, the first patient in a clinical trial by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has shown…
Xiomara Castro — The First Female President of Honduras
After the general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on Sunday, November 28, 2021, 62-year-old Xiomara Castro was elected president of Honduras with nearly 51% of the…
Remembering Virgil Abloh: Design Icon, Dead at 41
On November 28, 2021, Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear collections and founder of Italian luxury fashion label “Off-White,” died after a…
Agrawal to replace Dorsey as Twitter CEO
On November 29th, Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter. He has been replaced by the company’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. Dorsey will…
Updates on COVID-19: Vaccines and Omicron
In the months of October and November, there have been new developments with the COVID-19 virus and pandemic, these being the emergence of the new…