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  • Kanye West Has Health Scare Hours Before Melbourne Concert

    On September 10, hours before his Melbourne concert, rapper Kanye West was rushed to the hospital. West was sent to the emergency room at 2 PM after he had played basketball. He was reportedly suffering from an intense migraine.

    West’s entourage apparently created mayhem on Melbourne’s streets in the mad dash to get him medical treatment. Eyewitnesses reported seeing West and his wife, Kim Kardashian, in one car while their security drove in another car behind it, slowing down to keep fans and paparazzi from catching up with the rapper. The same was done when West was shuttled back to the hotel at around 5 PM. “Fans tried to run into the underground car park, but the security team began screaming at them to get out,” an eyewitness said.

    At the hospital, West was rushed in on a stretcher with his face partially concealed, according to Loraine Kelly, a woman who had accompanied her daughter to get an MRI. Doctors were reportedly concerned that West was suffering or was about to suffer a seizure, so they ordered him to get an MRI as well. “Everyone was massively panicked. And they were very nervous about making sure the area was completely clear,” said Kelly. “At one stage, one of his security men saw my daughter and he insisted she had to go. We were not even properly finished.”

    Despite the panic, West was released and allowed to go home at 4:30 PM and later felt well enough to perform at the Rod Laver Arena that night. He even found the strength to tell off some of his audience members who remained seated during the performance.

    “’I can’t go on with this song if there’s people in here sitting down unless y’all sitting down because y’all handicapped,” he said. A representative of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations later criticized West for trivializing the experience of people with disabilities.

    West was well enough to fly to Sydney the next day, where he has two concert dates on Friday and Saturday for his Yeezus tour.

  • Michael Vick Injured, Set for MRI Tomorrow

     

    For the majority of the first half of the Eagles-Giants game today, Michael Vick was definitely in his element. Dominating the Giants defense, Vick’s run game was able to pick up 79 yards on 7 carries, and he threw 6 for 14 garnering 105 yards.

    However, toward the end of the second quarter, Vick suffered what appeared to be a hamstring injury. The injury occurred when Vick decided to scramble on a play by running the ball for 13 yards to pick up a first down. Once out of bounds, he immediately displayed signs of pain, grabbing his hamstring.

    While he did continue playing for the duration of the drive, it was still evident that he wasn’t in the best condition. After the Eagles completed the drive, Vick was taken out following the first play on the next drive. The Eagles’ back-up QB Nick Foles was put into action for the duration of the game.

    NFL Network and Fantasy Football editor, Michael Fabiano issued a brief report on Twitter in regards to Vick’s injury and a timetable for his return.

    Jeff McLane, sports reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, also chimed in with updates on Vick’s status following the injury.

    After the game, Vick spoke with ESPN to give his perspective on his injury. “It’s frustrating,” he said. “I never question why things happen, I never question God. It’s a little sore. I’ve been standing up the last two hours. I need to get treatment. I’ve had this type of injury before.”

    Philadelphia head coach, Chip Kelly, confirmed that Vick is, indeed, healthy and still the active starting quarterback. Kelly also stated that Vick actually could have returned to today’s game, but he wasn’t 100% clear from the injury. An MRI has also been scheduled.

    But, despite Vick’s injury things still remained positive for the Eagles. Back-up QB Nick Foles’ performance fell right in line with the team’s offensive momentum in today’s game. Foles threw 16 for 25, picking up 197 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles were able to sustain their lead over the Giants, winning the game 36-21.
    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • If You Ever Wanted To See An MRI Of Childbirth, Here’s Your Chance

    Back in December, 2010, German scientists captured the first-ever MRI of live childbirth. It went down exactly how you think – a woman delivered a baby whilst encapsulated by an MRI machine. She was 24-years-old and was admitted to the hospital at about 37 and a half weeks.

    So next time your mother tells you how difficult you made her life while coming out of the womb, just point her to this story. Or don’t, you know, if you want to keep your head.

    At the time, we were only treated with still images of the MRI birth – which were amazing enough. But now, a video clip has germinated, and it’s absolutely incredible.

    Check it out below:

    Here’s what we’re looking at, according to the study:

    Accelerated real-time cinematic MRI seriesAccelerated real-time cinematic MRI series in an open high-field scanner during the active second stage of labor, when the mother starts performing expulsive efforts with the valsalva maneuver. The midsagittal plane is shown and the amniotic membranes are intact.

    The reason the images stop right as the baby’s head begins its exit is because that’s the moment researchers stopped the MRI in order to protect the baby’s ears from that notoriously deafening MRI noise.

    According to New Scientist, the whole reason for the MRI was to look at the relationship between fetal movement and its position as it make its way down the birth canal. All I know is that I much prefer this view to the one we’re all familiar with from health class.