News across the world has been overwhelmingly depressing lately. We deserve to appreciate the positives in life. Here are some of the good things happening recently:
At the beginning of 2023, the United Nations (U.N.) confirmed that the ozone layer is recovering. The U.N. reported that 99 percent of chemicals depleting the ozone layer have been phased out which led to the healing of the ozone. That happens to be a good thing for the entirety of the world because the layer absorbs most of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.
On another note, in early July of this year, a European bison calf was born in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland, the first in a millennium. The European bison had originally gone extinct from the wild in the early 20th century. The few remaining were held by zoos and the population slowly began to regrow in a breeding program. Then, in 2022, a small population was reintroduced to European countries. It was an obvious success when the calf was born in the wild this year.
In the small town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, Geoffery Holt was like any ordinary man, but when he passed away, it was discovered he was a multimillionaire. To add to the shocking information, he left that money for the town. He wanted it used for education, health services and other investments to better the town. He was a beloved figure in Hinsdale.
COVID-19 isn’t a new subject, but there is good news in regard to recovering from it. Scientists found a procedure to cure the loss of smell from COVID-19. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete the treatment and requires the injection of anesthetic on one side of the neck. Thirty-seven patients suffering from loss of smell received the anesthetic; 22 patients reported an improvement after one week. This procedure also treats other conditions as well.
There was another win in the medical field when 140 surgeons and attendants completed the first whole-eye transplant at NYU Langone Health. Aaron James, a military veteran, received the donor eyeball after touching a live wire while working on a powerline. He lost part of his face and required the amputation of his left eye, but he went into surgery to reconstruct his face and replace his eye. He may never see out of the eye, but he’s happy to have an eye and be patient zero for the betterment of future surgeries.
A young Polish inventor, Piotr Tłuszcz, created The Life Chariot which is an off-road ambulance that can attach to any vehicle able to tow. He designed it after observing the war on Ukraine and the challenges medical evacuations face on the rough terrain. His first two trailers were given to the medical unit in Ukraine where it successfully worked across multiple terrain. Because of his invention, Tłuszcz received the James Dyson Award, which awards young people around the world who have created something to solve a problem. Congratulations to Piotr Tłuszcz.
Hopefully, these stories can brighten up your day and show the good in the world. Positive stories are deserved when the news is filled with devastating developments around the world.
