Outdated Terms For Diseases And Conditions

A number of common medical terms have gone out of style, often in favor of more descriptive and accurate medical terms. But the “old,” often colorful names still persist, and you may even come across them if you like to read historical books or older fictional stories. The Development of Formal Disease Names With advancing medical knowledge and standardization of medical education worldwide, healthcare professionals are familiar with formal terms for medical illnesses, and many do not even recognize disease names of a past era....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 612 words · Nancy Robinson

Outdated Wenger Embarrassed By Martinez Genius

The Gunners arrived at Goodison Park wary that defeat to Everton would put the Toffees well and truly in charge of their own destiny in terms of finishing in the final Champions League place, but put in a performance that suggested a huge amount of complacency. Arsenal had not been beaten by Everton in more than seven years. In their last 22 Premier League encounters, the Blues had only scored more than one goal on one occasion....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 543 words · Thelma Busse

Outrage After Court Deputies Forced To Get Covid 19 Vaccine Ahead Of Enforcing Evictions

On Monday, Constable Edwin M. Shorty Jr. of Algiers, Louisiana mandated all deputies with the First and Second City Courts of New Orleans to be vaccinated. The move comes as cases are rising in the U.S. regarding the Delta variant. “All full-time and reserve deputies must meet this vaccination mandate by August 16,” the constable said. “Officials said vaccination rates among law enforcement entities are high, but it has not been mandatory in the past,” the constable continued....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 425 words · Robert Cleek

Oval Nie Sheds New Light On Iraq

Never mind that the weapons of mass murder were never found. And never mind the suggestion, now retracted, that Saddam’s regime would coordinate operations with terrorists. The central premise of the war in Iraq was that military force would stop terrorists from attacking America—that troops would fight the threat in Iraq rather than firefighters rescuing the victims on the homeland. Does the NIE’s key findings support that strategy? Not exactly....

December 30, 2022 · 6 min · 1142 words · Maude Kinsman

Over 12 Million Worth Of Meth Fentanyl Hidden In Household Items Seized By Customs

According to a press release from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the seizure occurred on August 5 at around 5:24 p.m local time when officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in California stopped a tractor-trailer that was “hauling a shipment of plastic household articles” “During the inspection, a CBP officer referred the driver along with the shipment for an intensive examination,” CBP said in the press release. While conducting the intensive examination, CBP officers used an imaging system at the port, which they said was similar to an X-ray machine, and discovered “anomalies” in the truck’s trailer, according to the press release....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Erin Robinson

Over 10 Million Ukrainians Forced To Flee As War Grinds On

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said about one-quarter of Ukraine’s population had fled since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion last month. In a Sunday Twitter post, Grandi said: “Among the responsibilities of those who wage war, everywhere in the world, is the suffering inflicted on civilians who are forced to flee their homes. “The war in Ukraine is so devastating that 10 million have fled - either displaced inside the country or as refugees abroad....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 424 words · Mable Peterson

Over 100 Black Crows Drop Dead In St. Louis

Images showing bodies of the dead birds in downtown St Louis were posted on Twitter and Facebook in recent days. Many of the birds were found close to the Eagleton Courthouse. The Missouri Department of Conservation said they were investigating the case and planned to conduct toxicology reports on some of the animals amid speculation that they may have been poisoned. “We did collect several of the birds and were able to send them to a lab,” Dan Zarlenga, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Conservation told Fox2Now....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 511 words · Patricia Stratton

Over 3 Million Traveled Through U.S. Airports In Weekend Before Christmas As Covid Cases Hit Record High

The latest report from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) showed 1,064,619 travelers passed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Sunday. On the same day, the country’s seven-day average of deaths hit a record high of 2,628. The seven-day average of cases also hit a record level of 222,673 on Friday. On that same day, 1,066,747 were screened at U.S. airport security checkpoints, while Saturday saw 1,073,563 travelers pass through airports across the country....

December 30, 2022 · 4 min · 722 words · Richard Arnold

Over 450 Believed To Be Held As Political Prisoners In Belarus Forced To Wear Yellow Id Tags

Human rights activists in the Eastern European nation say that many who protested against President Alexander Lukashenko’s reelection to a sixth term in August 2020 have been made to wear the yellow tags. Over 35,000 people who took part in demonstrations were arrested. “The tags’ yellow color draws direct associations with yellow Stars of David for Jews in Nazi Germany, and it’s hard to understand why the Belarusian authorities did it....

December 30, 2022 · 6 min · 1113 words · Augustus Mcginty

Over 50 Florida Hospitals Run Out Of Icu Beds For Covid Patients

According to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the entire state has only about 1,000 total ICU beds available for treating newly admitted coronavirus patients. It’s a slight improvement over the 971 ICU beds that were available on July 16. On July 7, Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to acquire 100 nurses to help the hospital system of the state’s largest and hardest-hit county, Miami-Dade, the Jackson Health System, because of the county’s surge in coronavirus cases....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 426 words · Lisa Ohler

Over 750K Without Heat In Ukraine After Russian Troops Hit Pipeline

Inna Sovsun, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, tweeted Sunday about the damage that had been done to a gas pipeline in the Donetsk-Mariupol region of Eastern Ukraine. As a result, she said, hundreds of thousands of residents are now without vital utilities in the midst of frigid temperatures. “Donetsk-Mariupol gas pipeline was damaged by Russian occupants,” she tweeted. “Now, more than 750,000 of people are left wthout (sic) any heat, while it’s still often below 0°C outside....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 384 words · Bryan Mitani

Over A Dozen Dead Swans Feared Poisoned At Michigan Lake

Residents living near Maceday Lake have reported finding several dead swans in the area recently, and studies have suggested they may have been poisoned. One resident, Heidi Greshem, told 7 Action News on Monday this week: “In the last 10 days, I’ve seen five swans in the bay and three in front of my home… all dead.” Outlets are reporting various total fatality counts. On Tuesday, Fox 2 Detroit reported there were possibly up to 12 dead mute swans found in 2021 alone, while PETA said that same day there had been nearly 20 swans killed since January....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 394 words · Mirtha Devries

Overtime Tweaks Would Be Better Than Nothing But...

GMs will propose that teams switch sides in overtime and, potentially, an ice scrape before the extra period, according to multiple reports out of the meetings. Formal recommendations would need the approval of the league's competition committee and board of governors, which next meet in June. The thought process behind those is simple enough; switching sides means that defensemen will have to make "the long change" from the bench, which seems to lead to more goals in the second period; and better ice will lead to faster players....

December 30, 2022 · 5 min · 1060 words · Paul Moreno

Overwatch League 2020 Schedule How To Watch Games Online

“Online play allows us to prioritize the health and safety of our entire community while still continuing to bring fans high-quality entertainment and competition,” the league said in a statement last week. “We expect matches to resume online beginning March 21.” The statement adds the matches will be played between three groups based on regional geography. The full 2020 schedule has not been released, but the Overwatch League stayed true to its promise that matches will resume beginning March 21....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 331 words · Cedrick Graham

Ozil Fit For Start Of Germany S World Cup Defence After Shaking Off Knee Injury

Ozil has been suffering with a knee injury but has had extra training sessions this week in a bid to ensure his fitness for the defending champions’ opener in Moscow. Werner caught the eye at last year’s Confederations Cup, a tournament Germany won under the captaincy of Draxler, and Low is confident the pair will take on a leading role for Die Mannschaft. He said: “We have trained intensively, everyone is fit....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 433 words · Matthew Studer

Ozil Urges Alexis To Stay At Arsenal

All the latest transfer rumours Goal understands City are confident of completing a deal for the Chile international despite the Gunners being reluctant to sell to one of their Premier League rivals. Alexis is currently on holiday following his participation in the Confederations Cup, and manager Arsene Wenger has rejected claims the forward has asked to leave north London. Despite that, both he and Ozil are yet to sign new contracts despite their current deals being up at the end of next season....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 231 words · Patty Mccullar

P.K. Subban Lindsey Vonn Announce Engagement

“Right off the bat, I knew he was different,” Vonn said in the story. “But I’d been married before, so I was pretty hesitant to let myself think that I could find someone that I would want to be married to again. After a few months of dating, I knew he was the one I wanted to be with, though. He makes me happy, and he’s so positive and energetic....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · William Shepard

Pac 12 Commissioner Open To One Semester Hoops Season

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott says he thinks consideration should be given to turning college basketball into a one-semester sport. MORE: Don’t expect a change in scheduling any time soon “I think that’s an intriguing concept that we absolutely ought to explore,” Scott said during the conference’s media day event via ESPN. Earlier this week it was reported that some officials were interested in possibly moving the season back a month to eliminate some of the overlap with college football and the NFL....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 158 words · Myrtle Howard

Pac Vows To Spend At Least 1 Million To Remove Republicans Who Contested 2020 Election

The group has created a targeted list of 21 Republicans dubbed the “Treason Caucus,” and plans to focus on unseating them in upcoming House and Senate races, Politico first reported. The list includes Republican Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rick Scott of Florida, and Representatives Devin Nunes of California, Darrell Issa of California, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey—all of whom objected the election certification of President Joe Biden on January 6....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 508 words · Joaquin Parker

Pacers David West Fined For Elbowing Blake Griffin

West was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected at the end of the first half of Indiana's 106-92 win Saturday. The NBA announced the fine Sunday. The league also fined Kings coach Michael Malone $25,000 for screaming at official Marc Davis after Sacramento's 91-90 loss to the Grizzlies on Friday. Davis called a jump ball instead of a foul against Memphis with 1.9 seconds left and Sacramento trailing by a point, and the Grizzlies won the jump ball....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 99 words · Alice Myers