Maryland Cyclospora Cases Nearly Double as Taco Bell Lettuce Linked to National Outbreak
Cases Surge Across Maryland The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed 69 cases of cyclosporiasis so far this year — a striking jump from just a week earlier. Previous numbers released by the agency showed authorities had confirmed just 32 cases since the start of…
FDA Approves First Cholesterol Pill to Rival the Power of Expensive Injections
A New Weapon Against High Cholesterol — No Needle Required For millions of Americans battling dangerously high cholesterol, a new option has arrived — and it comes in the form of a once-daily pill. The FDA approved enlicitide (Lipfendra) on July 16 as the first…
A Viral Simulation Reveals Just How Terrifyingly Fast the Space Station Moves
A Speed That Defies Comprehension Most of us have glanced up at the night sky and spotted the International Space Station — a steady, bright dot gliding silently overhead. It looks almost peaceful. But a viral simulation created using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has shattered…
She Outlived Every Prediction — America’s Last Iron Lung Patient Dies at 78
A Life Doctors Said Would End at 20 Martha Lillard had just turned 5 years old when she was diagnosed with polio and began depending on an iron lung to live. She died on June 26 in Oklahoma — the last U.S. polio patient known…
Meet the 25-Year-Old Building India’s First Private Reusable Spaceplane
A Childhood Dream Turned Aerospace Startup Sree Supranayi Kanamarlapudi dreamed of becoming an astronaut as a child. She kept that dream alive, eventually earning a B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering. Most 25-year-olds are just finding their footing in a career. Kanamarlapudi is building a spaceplane. She…
Aldi’s $9 Billion Bet on America Is Reshaping Where You Buy Groceries
A Discount Giant Plants Its Flag in Manhattan A jar of almond butter for under $4 might not sound revolutionary — until you consider where it’s being sold. On June 19, Aldi opened its first-ever Midtown Manhattan location, a 25,000-square-foot discount store at 311 West…
Chips, SoftBank, and a Historic IPO Drive Global Markets Higher This Week
A Chip-Fueled Rally Sweeps From Wall Street to Tokyo It was a week that belonged to the semiconductor sector. On Thursday, July 10, U.S. stocks closed broadly higher as chipmakers surged and oil prices eased, setting the stage for a strong finish to the trading…
