Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal […] The post Minnesota pastor dies after spinal injury in cruise ship pool during son's wedding celebration appeared first on American Almanac .
Stephen Junker, a 58-year-old Minnesota pastor and father of five, died weeks after being found face down in a cruise ship pool off the coast of Italy, a trip meant to celebrate his son's wedding. Junker was pulled from a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship in mid-August, unresponsive and suffering from a spinal cord injury. The Italian coast guard airlifted him to a hospital in Naples, where surgeons performed emergency spinal cord surgery. The operation could not reverse the damage. Junker was left quadriplegic and unable to breathe without a ventilator. On August 23, he was transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for further treatment. But additional diagnostic testing delivered the worst possible news. His daughter…Open
My wife, Autumn, has spent nearly a quarter of the past four years in ERs and hospitals, untangling and battling three chronic conditions — and a shamefully broken U.S. medical system. - We live in Washington, D.C., with top-rated hospitals in our backyard. Yet her experience has been eye-opening and often horrifying, especially for a nation that spends twice as much on medical care as our rivals. What it's like: ERs so hauntingly jammed she's often stacked like cargo in hallways, on a stretcher, waiting double-digit hours for care. - Well-intentioned and often talented nurses overwhelmed and overworked. - Doctors forbidden from, or uninterested in, working with experts beyond their domain to solve complex conditions. It's random luck…
My wife, Autumn, has spent nearly a quarter of the past four years in ERs and hospitals, untangling and battling three chronic conditions — and a shamefully broken U.S. medical system. - We live in Washington, D.C., with top-rated hospitals in our backyard. Yet her experience has been eye-opening and often horrifying, especially for a nation that spends twice as much on medical care as our rivals. What it's like: ERs so hauntingly jammed she's often stacked like cargo in hallways, on a stretcher, waiting double-digit hours for care. - Well-intentioned and often talented nurses overwhelmed and overworked. - Doctors forbidden from, or uninterested in, working with experts beyond their domain to solve complex conditions. It's random luck…Open
Tonight on “Katie Pavlich Tonight”: Katie Pavlich opens with the apology a federal judge offered to Trump assassination attempt suspect Cole Allen due to his holding conditions. Plus, FDA Commissioner Dr. Mary Makary reacts to news from the Mayo Clinic, which says it has developed a new AI tool to detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis. And community advocate JJ Smith joins “Katie Pavlich Tonight” to discuss the drug epidemic taking over San Francisco. Smith captured a video of people slumped over after using fentanyl, with needles littering the sidewalks. This episode of “Katie Pavlich Tonight” originally aired on Monday, May 4, 2026. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day`s events…
FDA Commissioner Dr. Mary Makary reacts to news from the Mayo Clinic, which says it has developed a new AI tool to detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
“The greatest barrier to saving lives from pancreatic cancer has been our inability to see the disease when it is still curable,” Dr. Ajit Goenka said.
The Mayo Clinic released the findings of its study on at-home chemotherapy infusions, calling it a “safe option” for cancer patients. An oncologist joins NewsNation to discuss what this could mean for patients.
Roughly 1 million Americans receive chemotherapy each year, often spending hours in treatment centers hooked up to IVs. However, a new study from the Mayo Clinic says at-home chemotherapy has been found to help alleviate the physical, emotional and financial burden of cancer treatment. Dr. Thomas Marron, an oncologist, joins “Morning in America” to discuss. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
