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☆ Chicago police officer dies after shooting following traffic stop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Nbc Chicago | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Chicago police officer died following a shooting on Monday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the city’s South Side, authorities said. As officers approached the vehicle, rapid gunfire erupted from one of the individuals, and the officer was struck multiple times, Snelling said. The wounded officer was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The officer, who was 26 years old, served with the Chicago Police Department for nearly three years, Snelling said. The suspect who shot the officer tried to escape in the vehicle but wasn’t able to and ran away, Snelling stated.

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WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris is launching a seven-figure ad blitz about health care targeting Donald Trump’s calls to replace the Affordable Care Act with a mystery plan he hasn’t yet released. And the Harris campaign said it plans to follow it up with more health care-focused ads in the future. Asked when he will release his health care plan, the Trump campaign didn’t say. Health care was a major boon to Democrats in the 2018 and 2020 elections, according to exit polls, which said many voters prioritized health care and preferred Democrats over the GOP by wide margins. A recent Associated Press national survey found that voters trust Harris to handle health care over Trump by 50% to 30%.

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☆ Whooping cough cases are soaring. Can infecting people help test a better vaccine?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Brenda Goodman | Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Whooping cough cases climbing for decadesAs with many infectious diseases, cases of whooping cough dropped to unusually low levels during the pandemic as people limited social interactions and took other precautions to defend against Covid-19. In 2020, the US had about 6,000 cases of pertussis, and that number dropped even further in 2021 to roughly 2,000 cases. Whooping cough starts with symptoms that look a lot like a regular cold: a runny nose, sneezing, a low-grade fever and a tickly cough. That’s led to a hunt for better, more durable immunizations against whooping cough that also don’t cause as many side effects. In some ways, whooping cough is an ideal infection to test in human challenge models.

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When 36-year-old Nelson Cheney was little, he began eating spicy peppers and sauces to impress his dad. Cheney, known by his social media handle “@craving_capsaicin” — a nod to the chemical compound that gives chili peppers their heat — got hooked on the adrenaline rush he feels when he eats extremely spicy foods. Both sour and spicy foods generate painful responses, though they activate different nerves in the body. “I’ve got so many people that went from not even eating hot stuff to having a tolerance and now eating spicy food daily. Children and teens tend to be most susceptible to social media challenges, which is why Trucco said parents should pay attention, too.

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☆ 5 tips to stop weight gain during menopause
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

(CNN) — Menopause and weight gain seem to go hand in hand. But is menopause really to blame for women’s midlife weight gain? Christmas said it’s impossible to talk about weight gain around menopause without talking about the other elephant in the room: aging. Many women gain weight around menopause. And there’s at least one more factor that contributes to weight gain as we age.

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☆ Carl Weathers, prolific actor famous for ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dead at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Dan Heching | Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Carl Weathers, who came to fame as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies and proceeded to appear in dozens of movies and TV shows from “Predator” to “The Mandalorian,” has died, according to his manager Matt Luber. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” his family said in a statement provided to CNN. He was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, partner, and friend.”Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers perform a boxing scene in the movie "Rocky" directed by John G. Avildsen. Carl Weathers and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of "Predator" (1987). Weathers had also directed episodes of several TV series, including “Chicago Med,” “Law & Order” and “Hawaii Five-O.”American actor and former professional football player Carl Weathers posing in June 1979.

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These student doctors, nurses and physician assistants are the front line of health care for asylum-seekers in the nation’s third-largest city, filling a gap in Chicago’s haphazard response. “My team is a team that shouldn’t have to exist, but it does out of necessity,” said Sara Izquierdo, a University of Illinois Chicago medical student who helped found the group. Political Cartoons View All 1230 ImagesIzquierdo noted the medical care gap months ago, consulted experienced doctors and designed a street-medicine model tailored to migrants' medical needs. The migrants’ health problems tend to be related to their journey or living in crowded conditions. “You’re not going to tell a person who has gone through this journey to stop smoking,” said Ruben Santos, a Rush University medical student.

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☆ Common treatment for joint pain may be linked to faster arthritis progression, research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Angela Yang | Angela Yang Is An Intern For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

One of the most common pain relief treatments for arthritis, corticosteroid injections, may actually be associated with faster progression of the disease, according to new research. There is no cure, but the discomfort is sometimes treated with corticosteroid shots. The scans, collected annually for four years, revealed worse arthritis progression among participants injected with corticosteroids compared to the other two groups. Just because imaging shows more arthritis progression doesn’t mean a patient feels more pain. And second, he said, the results shouldn’t lead people to avoid corticosteroid shots in all situations.

☆ Steroid use for knee osteoarthritis may make it worse, studies say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A common treatment for some arthritis pain might actually be making the condition worse, according to two new studies. Some of those patients didn’t receive any treatment and others got corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections, according to the studies. The takeaway from the studies is that corticosteroids should be administered with caution for osteoarthritis pain. “Perhaps hyaluronic acid injections need to be studied for pain management more thoroughly,” he said. And some people may not see significant benefit from either steroid or hyaluronic acid injections, Kim added.

☆ Parents who raise highly successful kids have these 3 things in common
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The path to raising successful kids can seem nebulous. Here are three things parents of highly successful kids have in common. She interviewed 70 parents of highly successful kids to find out if there are any common parenting practices. One thing she noticed was parents of successful kids showed a genuine interest in their kids' hobbies. "The parents never veered their kids away from the hobby because they knew it was keeping them mentally active."

☆ Robber, clerk fatally shoot each other in Chicago grocery store
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

CHICAGO — A robbery suspect and a grocery clerk fatally shot each other during an attempted holdup in the store, authorities said. Williams entered the store around 6:20 p.m. and produced a handgun in an attempt to rob the store, but Hassan pulled a gun from his waistband and shot Williams in the chest, police said. Williams returned fire and shot Hassan in the chest and back. Williams ran from the store but collapsed about a block away and died, police said. Hassan, a Palestinian immigrant, was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.

☆ Marlyne Barrett, 'Chicago Med' star, diagnosed with cancer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —“Chicago Med” star Marlyne Barrett is opening up about her battle with uterine and ovarian cancer. “The initial experience was a shock, a shock to my womanhood,” she said. “When my character went through breast cancer, I had a sea of people reach out to me through social media. “I found this courage and I just hunkered down and said, ‘I’m going to face this,’” she said. “We as human beings are so scared to face the mortality of life, or to even pronounce the word cancer,” she said.

☆ Want to raise resilient kids? Develop their brains with ‘nurturing routines,’ says parenting expert—here’s how
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Dana Suskind | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Studies show that having structure and familiar rituals teaches kids how to constructively manage themselves and their environment. As a physician who studies early brain development, I've found one surprising factor that contributes to increased resilience at a young age: creating "nurturing routines." When children do things in a similar way and at a similar time, over and over, they know what to expect. And as they begin to do parts of their routine with less supervision, they will grow more independent and confident. Explaining the why behind a routine helps kids learn what's expected of them and feel the positive impact of completing the routine.

☆ Amazon 'Thursday Night Football' Audience Hit 13M; What It Means for Ads
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon said it averaged 13M viewers for its first "Thursday Night Football" broadcast, beating projections. Amazon said Thursday it averaged 13 million viewers for its first "Thursday Night Football" stream, citing Nielsen, whose numbers slightly beat the streamer's own projection of 12.5 million. "While just one game, I think it validates that streaming exclusive NFL games can compete with the traditional linear networks. Amazon started exclusively streaming the games last week as it makes a play to be a mainstream sports player. "We could see viewership continue to go up in the coming weeks as well, as more fans become more accustomed to the Prime TNF stream.

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