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We all get hiccups from time to time, and sometimes they just won’t seem to go away. Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm—the muscle separating your chest from your abdomen, which plays a key role in breathing—followed by a sudden closure of the vocal cords. The medical term for hiccups is singultus. This derives […]
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Brazil’s Far-Right President Admitted To Hospital… For Hiccups
July 15th, 2021 
Awake Goy RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday to determine what is causing hiccups that have lasted for days, according to a statement from the President’s office. Bolsonaro was at the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasília and was “feeling well,” according to the statement. He was to […]
