Alicia Cole

I'm proud to have served on the Presidential Advisory Council for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria #PACCARB from 2015 to Feb 2020. Thank you for the confidence in me @BarackObama It was an honor to serve! #ObamaAppreciationDay #ObamaDayUSA #PatientSafety

A shepherd boy in rural South Africa kept losing his hearing to ear infections. Sitting in his first classroom—which was under a tree—he would miss whole sentences. He felt isolated, rejected, and cut off from the world. ​Decades later, that same boy became the first surgeon in history to cure deafness. ​Meet Prof. Mashudu Tshifularo. ​His journey was anything but easy. He traveled two days on a third-class train just to get to medical school, qualifying as a doctor at only 22. But he never forgot the profound loneliness of a silent world. That memory drove him to dedicate his life to ear surgery. ​After a decade of relentless research, Prof. Tshifularo and his team at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria did the impossible: they successfully restored hearing using 3D-printed titanium ear bones. ​The three smallest bones in the human body—the hammer, anvil, and stirrup—are together smaller than a single grain of rice. When 40-year-old Thabo Moshiliwa shattered his in a car crash, Tshifularo’s team scanned the fragments, printed perfectly matching titanium replicas, and implanted them endoscopically. ​No drilling through the skull. No risk of paralyzing the facial nerve. The entire procedure took under two hours. ​Two weeks later, the bandages came off. Thabo could hear again. Seven years later, he still can. ​He did it again for Simon Bohale, a 62-year-old welder who had suffered through two previous failed surgeries. Today, Simon hears too. ​Right now, 430 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. But a massive breakthrough is on the horizon. It was just announced that 45 new patients have been selected for the first formal clinical trial starting in June 2026. The hospital's phones are ringing off the hook with desperate calls from Colombia, India, the US, and the UK. ​25 years of dedication. From a little boy who couldn't hear the world, to a visionary surgeon making sure the world can hear again. 🌍👂✨ ​#MashuduTshifularo #MedicalMarvel #3DPrinting #HearingLoss #SouthAfrica #Inspiration #GoodNews #ScienceDaily #MedicalHistory #Innovator

Bruce Lee literally explained how Character is built in private.

A China está muito à frente no que diz respeito a produtos para bebês 😳

TikTok is quietly disqualifying original creators from the Creator Rewards Program for "unoriginal content" they actually created themselves. The receipts are loud. The platform is silent. Here is what is happening.

Wade Robinson fucking over Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson.....he will always make my ass itch!

I watched this countless times…. Michael Jackson’s tap dancing isn't spoken about enough. The versatility this man has is INSANE.

🔥🚨JUST IN: This artist is going viral after turning Michael Jackson into an infinite zoom piece of art. The results are shocking

Nothing to see here… just a regular day in Australia

We NEED more black people in general in healthcare because WHITE providers couldn’t care less. If you’re offended, kick rocks. 🫶🏾

NEW: 18-year-old Chick-fil-A worker who found nearly $10,000 in the bathroom and returned it to its owner says he didn’t keep it because “That’s not what Jesus would’ve done. That’s not what God would’ve wanted.” Jayden Cintron found $9,333 in cash inside two bank envelopes in a restroom while working a shift on Good Friday morning He said he immediately felt something was wrong and turned the money over to his workplace’s HR department Cintron said the decision was simple, “That’s not what Jesus would’ve done. That’s not what God would’ve wanted.” The owner of the money gave him $500

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters. “The staff member [said] Resident #83 was unclear of what was going on, scared, and not sure who dropped her off there." signalohio.org/ohio-nursing-h…

Struggling with depression? You’re not alone. Reach out. Support is closer than you think. Take care of your #MentalHealth today!

No other species on Earth has a teamwork system quite like ants. This tiny creature pulls off missions far bigger than its size could ever suggest.

Toddlers and Newborns

Video going viral of kids going to their pastor’s home asking for prayers after seeing something upsetting.

Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit members of congress, president from prediction market trading - Live Updates - POLITICO share.google/ElOvb1X7X5b4C6…

Ted Nichols, the composer behind classic Saturday morning cartoons like Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and Josie and the Pussycats, has died at 97.

Wearing green is good. Eating greens for your heart is next level. 🌱🥑

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