Refugees have gotten a bad rap recently, especially after President Trump signed an executive order barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States until further notice, justifying his actions by saying it was "to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States.” He even called the refugees “detrimental to the interests of the United States.”
Far from being detrimental, refugees have actually contributed...
Two years ago, 13-year old Briana Ayala, an aspiring fashion designer, faced a life-changing dilemma. Doctors found a rare tumor wrapped around her aorta, the largest artery in the body. Although they were initially able to remove most of the tumor, the cancer soon began growing again.
That’s when Briana’s doctor enrolled her into a trial for larotrectinib, an experimental cancer drug. According to scientists,...