While it’s always important to make sure you and your family members are up-to-date on their vaccinations, it’s especially important—particularly when it comes to measles—to do so before traveling outside the United States. ​Measles cases in the United States have declined by more than 99% since the measles vaccination program that started in 1963. Worldwide, measles vaccination through the Global Vaccine Action Plan has led to an 84% reduction in measles deaths since 2000, though the disease is still a concern in many countries around the world (developing and otherwise)....

The “Bat Out Of Hell” singer—born Marvin Lee Aday—passed away with loved ones by his side, according to a statement shared on behalf of the the star’s family on his official Facebook account. A cause of death has not been revealed. “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side,” read the statement. “Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours....

title: “Media” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Larry Vranicar”

Anatomy The medial compartment of the knee includes everything within the inner half of the joint and is located where the tibia (shinbone) and femur (thigh bone) meet. The rounded end of the femur bone (medial femoral condyle) sits on a flattened area of the tibia bone called the medial tibial plateau. In between the two bones lies a C-shaped piece of cartilage called the meniscus. Along with a similar section of the meniscus in the lateral compartment, this important structure helps absorb forces and spread them throughout the knee....

The American Medical Association (AMA), joined by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, recently delivered a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for him to unleash the Justice Department on foes of efforts to transition children. In so doing, the AMA et al. took a page out of the notorious National School Board Association (NSBA) playbook. The play goes like this: When journalists and activists expose an institution’s radical positions, spurring a damaging backlash, claim that the costly revelations constitute disinformation, that the disinformation is inciting dangerous acts, and that therefore public and private authorities ought to pursue the “disinformers....

Medicare Requirements A personal mobility device (PMD) is covered by Medicare only if three criteria are met: The patient is unable to participate in Mobility-Related Activities of Daily Living (MRADLs) like going to the bathroom, feeding, or dressing. A cane or walker is not enough to safely and sufficiently help. The patient does not have the upper body strength or ability to use a standard wheelchair Healthcare Provider Requirements Healthcare providers bear the burden of prescribing a mobility scooter or powerchair to disabled people who need them in order to perform necessary and daily activities inside their home....

The gene, known as MSH2, serves normally to detect and correct small mutations that occur during cell division. The new studies show that when colon cells lack the protection the gene normally provides, they accumulate one mutation after another until they become cancerous. Roughly one American in 200 inherits a faulty version of MSH2–and people with those defects face a 70 to 90 percent chance of developing colon cancer during their lives....

Specifically, postdoc researcher Ko Nishino and Prof. Shree Nayar, codirector of the Columbia Vision and Graphics Center, have devised a system to capture and analyze the evanescent pictures displayed on our own little ocular movie screens. Their “corneal imaging system” seems at first rather prosaic: basically it involves using a high-resolution digital camera to snap a close-up of a face. The real action takes place when the image is downloaded to the computer: sophisticated software isolates the circular area around the iris called the limbus, where a film of tear fluid over the cornea reflects the world like a clear midsummer lake....

Jahnnalee Randall, 34, who lives in Wisconsin, and Los Angeles during the winter, told Newsweek she chooses to be single to focus on her career as a stand-up comedian and content creator. But, if she were to be romantically involved with someone, they’d have to be accepted by Gizmo, 12, and Starleena, 1. Randall and her long-haired chihuahuas are inseparable and go everywhere together—including work, as they’re part of her act....

But the 6'9″ native of Mongolia says she’s finally body-positive after years of bullying about her gangly legs. After all, the 29-year-old is a fashion model now. Rentsenkhorloo, known by her friends as Renny, now lives and works in the United States. She told Zenger that she inherited her height from her 6'10" father and her 6'1″ mother. And her legs are still growing: She says she could overtake the 17-year-old Texan who Guinness World Records says has the world’s longest female appendages....

First Five: 06-17-48-54-69 Mega Ball: 12 Megaplier: 5x Tuesday night’s 03/10/20 jackpot was $75 million, with a cash-value option of $60.7 million. The total jackpot could have increased depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Friday (03/06/20) for the $70 million jackpot were: 15-48-56-58-70 with a Mega Ball of 04. The Megaplier was 4x. There was no grand prize winner from Friday’s drawing, nor were there any tickets sold that matched the first five white balls for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 04-28-29-30-60Mega Ball: 25Megaplier: 3x Friday night’s 04/23/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $277 million, with a cash-value option of $189.2 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Tuesday (04/20/21) for the $257 million jackpot were: 06-23-43-49-52 with a Mega Ball of 05. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday’s drawing, but there were two tickets sold—one each on California and Kentucky—that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize....

First Five: 03-18-41-44-68Mega Ball: 03Megaplier: 2x Friday night’s 05/14/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $430 million, with a cash-value option of $291.1 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Tuesday (05/11/21) for the $396 million jackpot were: 07-08-20-36-39 with a Mega Ball of 22. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday’s drawing, but there were two tickets sold—one each in New York and Texas—that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 10-15-20-49-53Mega Ball: 22Megaplier: 5x Friday night’s 07/10/20 jackpot was for $83 million, with a cash-value option of $65.5 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers on Tuesday (07/07/20) for the $73 million jackpot were: 16-20-25-30-43 with a Mega Ball of 18. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday’s drawing, nor was there a ticket sold that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize....

First Five: 07-33-53-61-65Mega Ball: 14Megaplier: 2x Tuesday night’s 12/01/20 jackpot was worth $229 million, with a cash-value option of $177.5 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Friday (11/27/20) for the $214 million jackpot were: 04-10-27-35-58 with a Mega Ball of 10. The Megaplier was 2x. There was no grand prize winner from Friday’s drawing, but there were two tickets sold that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize....

Nobody matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball so the jackpot will roll over to Friday night’s lottery where it will be worth an estimated $105 million with a cash option of $71.1 million. In Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw, no player matched five numbers either, so nobody won the Match Five prize of $1 million, or the Megaplier prize of $2 million. The Megaplier in last night’s draw was 2X....

The winning numbers were 5, 11, 25, 27 and 64 with the Mega Ball 13 and the Megaplier 2x, according to the Mega Millions website. Nobody purchased a ticket that successfully matched all white numbers and the gold Mega Ball, meaning that the jackpot will roll over to the next drawing on Tuesday. One lucky ticket did match five numbers for the second biggest prize on offer and doubled it to $2 million because of the Mega Plier....

Nobody won the jackpot last night, which means that the jackpot on Friday, October 25, is an estimated $93 million with a cash option of $63.3 million. However, two people matched five balls which carries a prize of $1 million. One of these players had the Megaplier which was X4, meaning they won a prize of $4 million. The $1 million ticket was bought in New York and the $4 million ticket was bought in Florida....

The winning numbers were 10, 11, 17, 27 and 54 with the Mega Ball 20 and the Megaplier 2x, according to the Mega Millions website. Nobody purchased a ticket that successfully matched all white numbers and the gold Mega Ball, meaning that the jackpot will go even higher for the next drawing on Tuesday. However two people did match five numbers for the second biggest prize of $1 million....

The numbers drawn on Friday night were 10, 15, 20, 49, 53 for the white balls, while the yellow Mega Ball was 22, according to the Mega Millions website. There were no winners of the top jackpot prize or the second prize of $1 million. However, 10 winners did manage to match the first four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball. This win earned them each $10,000, while one managed to get the Megaplier prize, which increased their prize value to $50,000....