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The Trump administration is facing rare bipartisan pushback for firing the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid turmoil at the US’ top infectious disease agency that prompted dozens of staff to walk out of its headquarters in protest on Thursday. The White House has said Susan Monarez, who was confirmed as director of the Centers …

A resurfaced medical case reported by Live Science has sparked widespread curiosity online. It describes a woman whose condition causes her to perceive human faces as transforming into dragon-like faces. The unnamed patient, a 52-year-old woman from The Hague, Netherlands, visited a psychiatric clinic and told doctors that while faces initially appeared normal, they became distorted after a few minutes. …

A skull that was found embedded in a cave wall in Greece more than 60 years ago may finally have an identification. A new dating of the minerals that surrounded and grew over the mysterious Petralona skull places its age at 277,000 years at least – and suggesting it is a member of a primitive, extinct hominid that lived alongside …

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The patient: A 52-year-old woman in The Hague, Netherlands The symptoms: The woman visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic and told the doctors that when she looked at people’s faces, she saw them transform into the faces of dragons. She also saw dragon-like faces appear in front of her spontaneously, even when no people were present. These hallucinations were disturbing and …

Sudden blindness possible rare side effect of popular diabetes & weight loss drugs  WJLA GLP-1 drugs and vision loss: How significant are the risks?  MedicalNewsToday Semaglutide, Tirzepatide Linked to Small Increase in Eye Disorder Risk  AJMC Understanding the risk of diabetic retinopathy from glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: a Mendelian randomization study and systematic review of European populations  Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2 Minute Medicine …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Van, Turkey [38.91395038, 43.12483070] What’s in the photo? Rare plumes of mostly inorganic matter swirling in an alkaline lake Who took the photo? NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, on board the International Space Station When was it taken? Sept. 12, 2016 This stunning astronaut photo shows a series of milky swirls that appeared in the …

A novel implant has shown it can slow vision loss in macular telangiectasia type 2, offering the first approved treatment for this rare disorder. Credit: Stock Phase 3 clinical trial results from Scripps Research and its collaborators supported FDA approval of ENCELTO, the first cell-based treatment for the neurodegenerative retinal disease known as MacTel. For individuals with macular telangiectasia type …

Sudden blindness possible rare side effect of popular diabetes & weight loss drugs  WTVC GLP-1 drugs and vision loss: How significant are the risks?  MedicalNewsToday Understanding the risk of diabetic retinopathy from glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: a Mendelian randomization study and systematic review of European populations  Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome Semaglutide, Tirzepatide Linked to Small Increase in Eye Disorder Risk  AJMC 2 Minute Medicine …

Jennifer Lopez’s latest Instagram post includes an appearance from one of her teenage twins. She shares Emme and Max with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony. Last month, Lopez casually brought an $87,000 handbag for a boat ride while traveling abroad. Jennifer Lopez is enjoying summer in the Hamptons. On Sunday, the singer and Kiss of the Spider Woman star posted a …