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SSM Health Medical Minute: When to see an ENT for voice changes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Voice changes can be more than a minor inconvenience. Dr. Christopher Rayle is an ENT at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital and warns that voice changes should be taken seriously if they last longer than a month.  He encourages patients to get an evaluation to assess their vocal cord health. Rayle says, "We can take a look at the vocal cords and make sure that there aren't any changes to the vocal cords that we need to intervene on."He explains the exam process. "The main part of the visit is actually a flexible laryngoscopy, which is a procedure that we do in the office with a camera that we pass through the nose, which sounds crazy and terrible, but I promise you it is not so bad. The vast majority of patients walk out of the office saying that it wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be when I came in here.”He says voice changes in smokers are the most concerning due to the increased risk of developing cancer.  Often times, treatment can include vocal cord exer...

Hart High School students protest proposed LGBTQ+ parental notification policy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

Students at Hart High School in Newhall walked out of class to protest a proposed policy that would require teachers and staff to report LGBTQ+ students to their parents, a policy that has created heated controversy at several other SoCal schools.  The demonstration comes just hours before the William S. Hart Unified School District Board is scheduled to meet and hear opinions from the public on the issue.  While no vote on the proposed policy is set to take place Wednesday night, officials are expecting a high turnout at the meeting. Similar policies at school districts in Orange County, Chino and Temecula have been proposed.  The parental notification proposal prompted a walkout among students with some of the LGBTQ+ students telling KTLA that school is a safe place for them and, if passed, the policy would likely change that.  Hart High School senior, Heather Decosier, said that not all students have a safe place at home.  “Some of us have personal experiences with...

Disneyland updates pin trading guidelines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

Disneyland Resort is changing its approach toward a popular hobby among some of its guests: pin trading. New guidelines limit how long pin trading can take place, the number of pins allowed in the resort, and where they can be traded.“Pin Trading is a fun, magical activity for our guests and these updated guidelines will create a designated location ... which will enhance the overall guest experience at Disneyland Resort,” resort officials told Scott Gustin with Nexstar Media Group, the parent company of KTLA.The designated pin-trading location will be near the Westward Ho Trading Company in Disneyland's Frontierland. Trading will only be allowed from park opening until 3 p.m., Disneyland posted on its website.The new guidelines state that pin traders can no longer display their vast pin collections on park benches. Disney stated that “benches or any other structures for the display of pins will not be permitted. Benches are for seating purposes only.”Pin traders can only bring one ...

Cottle puts up 20, Kennesaw State beats Keiser 101-55

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Simeon Cottle’s 20 points helped Kennesaw State defeat Keiser 101-55 on Wednesday night.Cottle added five assists for the Owls (2-1). Quincy Adekokoya was 4 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 15 points. Frankquon Sherman was 5 of 7 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding 11 rebounds.Nirobi Peeler Jr. finished with 16 points for Keiser. Calvin Sirmans added 11 points and seven rebounds Keiser. Vincent Miszkiewicz also put up 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Hart makes 31 saves in return as the Flyers down the Hurricanes 3-1 for their 3rd straight road win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny and Ryan Poehling scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.The Flyers scored early goals in the first and second periods to earn their third straight road win and hand the Hurricanes their first loss in five home games this season.Stefan Noesen scored for Carolina.Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart made his first start since Nov. 1 and stopped 31 shots for his second road win of the season. Hart missed the previous two games after a bout with food poisoning and the three games before that with a mid-body injury.Tippett gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 1:50 of the first off assists from Morgan Frost and Louie Belpedio. It was the fourth goal in three games for Tippett, who has scored in three straight.Konecny made 2-0 at 19:03 when he redirected a pass from Nick Seeler past Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov. It was Konecny’s team-high 10th goal of the season but first in five game...

Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also pressed on with their wider ground offensive.Details from the daylong raid remained sketchy, but officials from Israel and Gaza presented different accounts of what was happening at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City: The Israeli army released video showing soldiers carrying boxes labeled as “baby food” and “medical supplies,” while health officials talked of terrified staff and patients as troops moved through the buildings.After encircling Shifa for days, Israel faced pressure to prove its claim that Hamas had turned the hospital into a command center and used patients, staff and civilians sheltering there to provide cover for its militants. The allegation is part of Israel’s broader accusatio...

Miami (Ohio) beats Buffalo 23-10 to clinch berth in MAC championship game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

OXFORD, Ohio. (AP) — Rashad Amos ran for a pair of touchdowns and Miami (Ohio) defeated Buffalo 23-10 on Wednesday night to clinch a berth in the Mid-American Conference championship game.The RedHawks (9-2, 6-1) will play in the title game for the first time since 2019. Miami plays at Ball State on Nov. 25 in a regular-season finale before taking on West Division winner Toledo at Detroit’s Ford Field on Dec. 2.Receiver Javon Tracy had multiple big plays during Miami scoring drives. His 22-yard catch while he was being upended was part of drive that ended with Amos’ 30-yard score and a 10-3 lead after a Bulls field goal on the final play of the half.Tracy also had a 37-yard catch leading to a field goal for a 13-3 lead in the third quarter. His 52-yard tackle-breaking reception to the Buffalo 2 set up Amos’ second TD for a 20-10 lead early in the fourth. Tracy finished with five receptions from Aveon Smith for 123 yards. Graham Nicholson kicked three field goals.Buffalo nearly got wi...

López Obrador propone como candidatas a tres funcionarias de su gobierno para ocupar vacante de Zaldívar en la Suprema Corte de México. Estos son sus perfiles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — Apenas unas horas después de que el Senado de México aprobó la renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar al cargo de ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador envió al mismo órgano legislativo su terna de candidatas a ocupar el asiento que quedó vacante en el máximo tribunal.La lista de aspirantes la conforman las abogadas Bertha María Alcalde Luján, Lenia Batres Guadarrama y María Estela Ríos González, de acuerdo con el oficio que el gobierno de López Obrador mandó al Senado y que fue publicado en su Gaceta la tarde de este miércoles.Arturo Zaldívar, expresidente de la Suprema Corte de México, renuncia al cargo de ministro en el máximo tribunalTodas las candidatas forman parte de la gestión de López Obrador y son cercanas a él o a sus excolaboradores.Alcalde Luján es comisionada de Operación Sanitaria en la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris). Es hija de Bertha Luján, quien fue contralora de la C...

Tainamo’s 23 lead Denver over Nicholls State 91-85

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Touko Tainamo scored 23 points as Denver beat Nicholls State 91-85 on Wednesday night.Tainamo had 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Pioneers (2-1). Tommy Bruner scored 19 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free throw line. DeAndre Craig had 17 points and was 3 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the line.The Colonels (1-2) were led in scoring by Jamal West, who finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Jalen White added 20 points and three steals for Nicholls State. In addition, Diante Smith had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Colorado middle schooler's racist rant caught on video, raising concern for school violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Rocky Mountain NAACP is calling for local, state and federal investigations to be launched after a student at West Middle School in the Cherry Creek School District was captured on video during an anti-Black rant.According to the civil rights organization, the white middle-schooler recorded a video off school property using slurs and anti-Black stereotypes as well as threatening to kill Black people. The video first came to light on Sept. 25, when a student saw the video being shared by classmates on a school bus. How a Denver teen used the Gopuff app to get delivery alcohol "In a world where school shootings are the norm, this matter is serious and needs to be addressed immediately to prevent another mass school shooting like Columbine and many across the nation," the Rocky Mountain NAACP stated in a news release.The organization further argued that the student's statement of "they should not be alive right now" resembles language used by well-known American...