Non-profit organization Accion Tecnica Social runs the supervised room named Cambie (or Change in English) in Colombia’s ...

A man accused of posing as a plastic surgeon has been indicted on manslaughter charges after a woman he operated on died after an implant removal.Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, was arraigned on ...

Every day in Dhaka, hundreds of children pick through garbage piles in landfills in search of recyclables. These minors, some as young as five, spend hours scavenging under the open sky, exposed to to ...

A policewoman tragically died after her botched plastic surgery went horribly wrong ... administered lidocaine to Penaloza through a syringe. Within minutes of being injected with the local ...

It’s common to feel nervous (and maybe even spaced out) when your doctor demonstrates how to inject yourself with ...

He used nitrocellulose-- in the form of so-called flash paper -- stuck in a plastic syringe sealed on one end (archived here). Nitrocellulose is highly flammable and does not need oxygen to burn, so ...

Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling. Plastic bags are ...

PLAINWELL, Mich. — A local school district is working to reduce the amount of plastic bags that go into the environment. Plainwell Community Schools is collecting plastic bags from now until the ...

Three teenagers in New York designed a cardboard, called Kiriboard, to replace plastic packaging. They got the idea when a box of motors for their robotics hobby arrived damaged. Their invention ...

A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients. Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why.

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is ...

Costa Rica ranks among Latin America’s most affected countries for plastic bottle pollution on its beaches, according to a new study by Chile’s Universidad Católica del Norte. The report, titled “In ...