Day: 1 April 2021

Joint Pain, Aging, and Arthritis – Understand Your Pain

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SOURCES: Elena Schiopu, MD, clinical associate professor, rheumatology and internal medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Abor. Practical Pain Management: “Pain Management and the Elderly.” Brett Smith, DO, rheumatologist, Alcoa, TN. American Journal of Nursing: “The Impact of Osteoarthritis in the United States: A Population-Health Perspective. Mayo Clinic: “Arthritis,” “Osteoarthritis,” “Rheumatoid arthritis.” CDC: “Smoking & Tobacco … Read more

Myanmar junta offers ceasefire to some, as UN envoy warns of ‘bloodbath’

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The ceasefire offer appeared to refer to actions taken against ethnic armed groups, where fighting has increased since the junta’s seizure of power in a coup on February 1. The statement, carried on Myanmar’s state television MRTV, called on ethnic armed groups to “keep the peace” and said the military would “suspend its operations unilaterally … Read more

Footage from Derek Chauvin’s body cam includes him defending his actions. Here’s what he said.

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Pool Video played in court Wednesday includes the first publicly heard defense of Derek Chauvin’s actions, in his own words.  Prosecution witness Charles McMillian testified he confronted the then-Minneapolis police officer shortly after George Floyd was taken away in an ambulance, and told him “I don’t respect what you did.”   On the video from Chauvin’s … Read more

U.S. Army advances its 120,000 HoloLens-based headset deal with Microsoft | ZDNet

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Credit: Microsoft Microsoft may still not have final clearance to work on the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract with the U.S. Department of Defense but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still racking up military wins. The latest: The U.S. Army is moving from prototyping to production and fielding for HoloLens 2-based … Read more

The best memory foam mattresses in 2021

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It’s one of the best known mattress materials, famous for its appearance in that ’90s commercial featuring a woman jumping on a mattress while a glass of wine sat on top of it. I’m talking, of course, about memory foam. In my experience as a mattress tester, I’ve found that not all memory foam beds … Read more

Multiple Reasons Behind Recent Coronavirus Surges

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March 31, 201 — Are coronavirus variants behind the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in states such as Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York? Does the relaxation of public health protection measures play a role as well? It depends on who you ask. Anthony Fauci, MD, cautioned that the recent rise in … Read more

Will Big Drop in Common Viruses Lead to Masks Forever?

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Isolating when feeling bad could be kept up after the pandemic. But the isolation, the distance and the masks are not working for many kids, Vehec said. Children with speech trouble aren’t seeing their teacher’s mouth to learn how to speak correctly, for instance. “I think it has been a necessary evil because … Read more

Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

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WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are significantly underrepresented in U.S. health professions, with little indication that diversity will improve, a new study says. In 2019, Black people made up about 12.1% of the U.S. workforce, but their representation in 10 health professions studied ranged from 3.3% for physical therapists … Read more