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These are the faces of true heroes. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1583941906523-0’); }); Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/amazing-preparation-these-doctors-go-through-before-starting-their-shift/
Read MoreWith Coronavirus at the forefront of global attention, this is a good time for a primer on exponential and logistic growth, which can often seem counterintuitive. An informative video by 3Blue1Brown Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/straightforward-explanation-on-exponential-growth-and-epidemics/
Read MorePhotos of medical workers after long and gruelling shifts at the hospital have been spreading online as the Covid-19 pandemic grips the world. These doctors, nurses, and all staff working around the clock at hospitals and medical centres around the globe are true heroes and deserve recognition for battling this terrible disease and being on the front lines. They are putting themselves at risk for the greater good and safety of others and they deserve to be recognized and appreciated for their incredible ongoing efforts. Photo sources in order of…
Read MoreDo as I say, not as I do. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/health-officials-touching-their-face-compilation/
Read MoreA touching moment was caught on film at an Elephant Sanctuary in Botswana, as Jabu lets his human friend treat his injured eye with an antibiotic ointment. Elephants are so majestic. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/elephant-lays-down-to-let-human-friend-treat-his-injured-eye/
Read MoreA musician at King’s College Hospital in London played the violin while surgeons operated on her brain to remove a tumour. The medical team asked Dagmar Turner, 53, to play the instrument to ensure parts of the brain which control delicate hand movements and coordination were not damaged during the millimetre-precise surgery. Turner was diagnosed in 2013 with a brain tumour after suffering a seizure during a symphony Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/woman-plays-violin-during-brain-surgery/
Read MoreKyodo/via REUTERS Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan. Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and friends at the nursing home. Tanaka, whose birthday was on Jan. 2, took a bite from a slice of her big birthday cake. “Tasty,†she said with a smile. “I want some more.†Tanaka was last year confirmed as the oldest living person, aged 116 years 66 days old as…
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