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Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May.The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated drops in both eyes to prevent more damage. She is supposed to be checked regularly, she said.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. During the May appointment, Tuszynski’s optometrist examined her eyes and reassured her that the glaucoma had not worsened.Tuszynski, who…
Michael Burry says Elon Musk is a true visionary — but the future he’s building is much further away than he thinks.”Elon is an American treasure but also a desperately incentivized futurist even earlier than me,” the investor of “The Big Short” fame posted on X late Thursday.Burry, known for making premature but ultimately correct predictions, likely meant the Tesla and SpaceX CEO stands to profit enormously from his vision becoming reality, so he’s highly motivated to hype it as much as he can.”I am glad he is here in America,” Burry wrote on his Substack. “He will go down…
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.The changes to and cancellation of courses comes months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country, into upheaval.University officials tried to reassure the campus that the impacts of the new policy would be minimal, affecting only a small…
Three cases of measles have been confirmed among federal immigration detainees in Arizona, according to health officials.The Pinal County Public Health Services District on Jan. 16 reported its first measles case in a decade and has since confirmed two more. All three cases “are associated with individuals in federal custody,” Pinal County Public Health Services District spokesperson Jassmin Castro wrote in a Jan. 27 email to Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network.The potential outbreak comes as migrants in other detention centers in the United States describe sick children and a lack of health care resources while inside, and…
From blocking out a snoring partner to dialing down distractions at work or while traveling, a good pair of earplugs can make a noticeable difference in your day and your sleep.Today’s earplugs go far beyond basic foam, offering options designed for sleeping, concerts, swimming and everyday noise exposure.Earplugs are small devices placed in the ear canal to help reduce sound, limit exposure to loud environments and, in some cases, keep water out.Most earplugs are made from foam, silicone or rubber, and choosing the right material, size and fit can go a long way toward comfort and effectiveness.Ahead, we’ve rounded up…
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ALLEROD, Denmark, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A play examining the meteoric rise of Danish weight-loss drug giant Novo Nordisk will premiere on Saturday at a theatre outside Copenhagen.”The Golden Calf” tells the story of August and Marie Krogh, the Danish couple who founded Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium in 1923, a precursor to Novo Nordisk that’s now valued at $200 billion.The company had a market capitalization larger than the entire Danish economy at its peak and is now battling with U.S. rival Eli Lilly to dominate the global obesity drug market.”It’s a piece of our common story about these two scientists who get…
By Nancy LapidJan 30 (Reuters) – Apple watches are proving useful in screening for the common heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, or AFib, according to two studies published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.AFib, which significantly raises the risk of strokes, can be difficult to diagnose because often the rhythm irregularities are intermittent. Apple watch models capable of screening for possible AFib can either passively monitor the wearer’s pulse with an optical sensor, or the wearer can place a finger on the crown to produce a one-lead electrocardiogram.For one of the studies, researchers in The Netherlands enrolled…
The “Muskonomy” might be about to get a lot more complicated.SpaceX is gearing up for a potential $1.5 trillion IPO this year, and multiple reports on Thursday night suggested the rocket company is considering blockbuster mergers with Tesla, Elon Musk’s carmaker, or his AI startup, xAI.The three companies have already been moving closer together in recent months. Tesla said on Wednesday that it had invested $2 billion in xAI, after SpaceX reportedly made a similar investment last year.The electric carmaker also told investors it would evaluate “potential AI collaborations” with xAI, following its addition of the startup’s Grok chatbot to…
By Jennifer RigbyLONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Airport screenings for Nipah virus, which have been stepped up across Asia this week after two cases were identified in India, are more about reassurance than science, several leading experts said on Friday.Countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Pakistan put in place temperature screenings at airports this week after India announced that two cases of the deadly Nipah virus had been found in West Bengal.The countries’ health ministries described the measures as precautionary steps for a dangerous disease.Nipah is an infection that spreads mainly through products contaminated by infected bats, such as fruit.…