Sri Lanka's Organic Farming BetRecent protests have engulfed Sri Lanka with the president fleeing as the country has hit financial straits. Unable to pay its foreign creditors, the country may fall into bankruptcy. Now with global oil prices at historic highs and struggling to get foreign currency to pay for…
The Sudden Halt in Lung Transplants for Cystic Fibrosis PatientsSince 2000, there have been 237 to 350 lung transplants a year for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. In 2020, there were 78 based on data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) of the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA). HRSA is a…
U.K. Had High Mortality Rate in 2022 Before the HeatwaveIn July, the U.K. and a good portion of Western Europe experienced a severe heatwave the likes of which those countries hadn't seen for decades. With temperatures over 40° celsius, or over 104° Fahrenheit, the heat led to thousand of deaths according to some reports in countries…
Did NYC Police Complaints Disappear or NotAt the outset of the pandemic, complaints to the New York City Police Department collected by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB)—the independent organization tasked with managing NYC police department misconduct—disappeared. But as the city has come back, those complaints…
