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NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas announced Thursday that he has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. So, I got Bell’s palsy, and, again, that’s why you see me like this. Thomas posted a picture of himself on the NBA TV set with the caption: “See you soon, @nbatv. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000 for leading the Detroit Pistons to consecutive championships in the late 1980s and early ’90s, helping make it one of the NBA’s elite teams. The Pistons legend has gone on to be an analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports.

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☆ Joel Embiid signs 3-year, $192.9 million extension with Sixers, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Noah Levick | Nbc Philadelphia | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Superstar center Joel Embiid has signed a three-year, approximately $192.9 million extension with the team that runs through the 2028-29 season, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported Friday morning. The seven-time All-Star is set to make approximately $51.4 million in the 2024-25 season and $55.2 million in 2025-26, according to Spotrac. The Sixers later officially announced that Embiid signed a “multi-year” extension. While he returned late in the regular season, Embiid had semi-regular injury scares and also dealt with Bell’s palsy during the playoffs. The Sixers will hope George can lessen the burden on Embiid and Maxey to create shots and summon late-game heroics.

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☆ Early West Nile Virus activity in the United States may point to a once-in-a-decade spike infections. Here’s what survivors want you to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Jule Hamrick spent years in physical therapy to learn how to walk again after a West Nile Virus infection. “So kind of like what you see with long Covid, we’ve seen that with West Nile as well, where you can get this ‘long West Nile’ kind of picture.”Watching West Nile patients struggle to recover from their infections made Murray wonder what would become of survivors over time. Brittany Yeager recently returned to the Girl Scout Camp in Idaho where she caught the West Nile virus. She went to two hospitals before a doctor tested her spinal fluid and discovered that she had West Nile virus. The CDC keeps maps of where West Nile cases have been detected in the United States.

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☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Health Service Ireland poster resurfaces listing ‘sudden death’ as COVID-19 vaccine side effect
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A fabricated poster mimicking the branding of the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has resurfaced online appearing to list “sudden death” as a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines. The poster mimics the typography, style and graphics used in official posters printed by the HSE. “This is not an HSE poster, and the information included on the poster was not authorised or published by the HSE,” the spokesperson told Reuters. No such official poster was printed by the Irish health executive, a spokesperson for the HSE told Reuters. No such poster exists in an archive of public posters printed by the HSE and text reading “People of Ireland” on the fake poster differs from language on official HSE posters.

☆ Their children went viral. Now they wish they could wipe them from the internet.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

Kodye Elyse, a cosmetic tattoo artist, said she "really wasn’t on social media" before then so she barely had any followers. As social media usership increases — especially on video platforms like TikTok — the potential viewership of each video is limitless. Some allege that being so prominently featured on their parents’ social media accounts negatively impacted them. It’s taken a toll on their mental health and shaped how they navigate their own social media presence. They also use their account to advocate for better protections for children online.

☆ Fact Check-Guillain-Barré syndrome, Bell’s palsy, acute flaccid myelitis and transverse myelitis are not polio ‘renamed’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Guillain-Barré syndrome, Bell’s palsy, acute flaccid myelitis and transverse myelitis are not polio “renamed”, despite claims posted online. It was NEVER eradicated, it's been renamed several times, Guillian Barre, Bells Palsy, Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Transverse Myelitis... Any neurological disorder has been renamed polio.”A similar post can be found here. Though primarily seen following an acute infection, GBS can also be a rare side effect of vaccination (here). Four medical syndromes with symptoms that can include muscle weakness and paralysis are not “polio renamed”, as claimed on social media. Poliovirus infection, while extremely rare, can lead to some of these syndromes, but the syndromes themselves also have other, more common causes and distinct symptoms.

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