It is the fourth calf born to the southern resident orcas since December. Two of the four have died already.
Source: Another baby orca spotted with Northwest’s endangered J Pod
We appreciate our Orcas around here.
Philadelphia police officer sets aside fear of heights to rescue child from a roof
A Philadelphia police officer sets his own fears aside and put his heroism front and center to save a young boy in danger.
Source: Philadelphia police officer sets aside fear of heights to rescue child from a roof
Yikes!
Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge
Researchers behind test using biomarkers say it could ‘revolutionise’ early diagnosis of disease
Source: Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge
Encouraging.
Not Science Fiction: This Tiny Robot Crawls Through Your Body To Deliver Medicine
A flexible, semi-autonomous robot could potentially locate disaster victims trapped under rubble and deliver medication within the human body.
Source: Not Science Fiction: This Tiny Robot Crawls Through Your Body To Deliver Medicine
This just seems so cool.
She Runs So Her Students Can Go to College – And She’s Raised Over $100,000 Doing It
Today’s good news story comes from Mineral, Virginia. Every year since 2016, Louisa County High School English teacher Kate Fletcher has laced up her running shoes and hit the pavement—not just for fitness, but for her students’ futures.
Source: She Runs So Her Students Can Go to College – And She’s Raised Over $100,000 Doing It
Inspiring.
A new, much more efficient system gives back the voice to patients who have lost it — Hive
source After years of studies and improvements, one has arrived that could potentially change the lives of those who have completely lost the ability to speak: a new algorithm… by newsfocus
Source: A new, much more efficient system gives back the voice to patients who have lost it — Hive
Absolutely fascinating.
Simple £5 blood test could help prevent thousands of heart attacks, study says
Researchers suggest troponin tests could help detect ‘silent’ harm and predict the risk of future cardiovascular events
Source: Simple £5 blood test could help prevent thousands of heart attacks, study says
Very promising.
Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town
A trading card game consisting of real-life ojisan (middle-aged men) are going viral with kids in the city of Kawara in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Source: Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town
Fun. 
‘Very grateful’: Allen Park track coaches help save student who suffered cardiac arrest
A metro Detroit family is sharing gratitude after track coaches at Allen Park High School helped save a young life.
Source: ‘Very grateful’: Allen Park track coaches help save student who suffered cardiac arrest
Wow!
Teen grabbed ladder, ran to neighbor’s burning home: ‘I’m saving the baby’
Tyler Sowden was on a phone call in his family’s Cleveland home Friday when he heard a scream. Sowden, 16, rushed outside and saw black smoke pouring from a nearby house. He ran to his garage, grabbed a ladder — and filled with adrenaline — raced with the roughly 100-pound ladder past about 10 houses until he reached the one on fire.
Source: Teen grabbed ladder, ran to neighbor’s burning home: ‘I’m saving the baby’
Well done!