Mom thinks she’s having twins, then the doctor notices something incredible…
Lauren Perkins had always dreamed of becoming a mother. After a tough year of trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant, the idea of fertility treatment no…
Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise
[audio mp3="https://viralsstory.site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240923_me_deadly_high_blood_pressure_during_pregnancy_is_on_the_rise.mp3"][/audio] Sara McGinnis was nine months pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy.…
A massive baby penguin named Pesto is inhaling fish and winning fans
Pesto the baby penguin is huge — both online and literally speaking. The nine-month-old king penguin, who lives at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in…
Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people
[audio mp3="https://viralsstory.site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240919_me_chemicals_from_food_packaging_leach_into_food_-_affecting_people_s_health.mp3"][/audio] Thousands of chemicals used in food packaging and food production are leaching into food itself. “It’s [from] your soda can, your plastic cooking…
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic
The number of whooping cough cases have more than quadrupled in the U.S. since last year, according to data reported by the Centers for Disease…
The human cost of ghost networks
[audio mp3="https://viralsstory.site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240922_wesun_the_human_cost_of_ghost_networks.mp3"][/audio] For people with the most severe forms of mental illness, the problem of not being able to find treatment can be deadly. Ravi…
Third-party voters face a tough choice in a tight election
Voters considering a third-party candidate face the same dilemma every presidential election cycle: should they vote their values and get behind a candidate who likely…
Fragile X held him back. An experimental drug is helping him break free
[audio mp3="https://viralsstory.site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240923_me_there_s_evidence_fragile_x_symptoms_can_be_reduced_with_an_experimental_drug.mp3"][/audio] For 22 years, Jason Mazzola’s life was defined by Fragile X, a genetic condition that often causes autism and intellectual disability. Jason, who…
The ‘alpaca’ haircut teenage boys and young men are obsessed with — explained
[audio mp3="https://viralsstory.site/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240917_me_teenage_boys_have_a_new_hair_style_obsession_alpaca_hair.mp3"][/audio] Teenage boys have a new hair style obsession. You’ve probably seen a variation of the “alpaca” cut, as some are calling it, on…