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Jamie Foxx‘s focus over the past year has been on recovering from an undisclosed medical complication that led to an emergency hospitalization last April. He and his family have shared brief updates in the time since, but the actor knows that people are clamoring to know more. During a recent appearance at the 7th Annual African American Film Critics Association Special Achievement Awards luncheon, Foxx detailed plans to answer whatever any lingering questions about the scare. “Everybody wants to know what…

When you’re buying a new smartphone, salesmen love pestering you to buy some increased protection — insurance, a case, and, obviously, a screen protector. The screen protector has long been hailed as a necessity, costing anywhere from $10 to $60. These little slips of plastic and glass have ballooned to a $50 billion industry, but there’s a dirty secret underneath it all. Your screen protector may not be essential anymore.Is USB-C Finally Coming To iPhone?You wouldn’t be crazy for wanting to protect your screen. Cracking…

Increased drinking during the pandemic has had a real effect on our collective mortality, new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The study found that between 2020 to 2021, nearly 500 deaths a day could be attributed to excessive alcohol use—significantly higher than the death toll seen five years earlier.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoAlcohol-related deaths in the U.S. have been rising for a while, even before covid-19 arrived in early 2020. But the pandemic certainly made…

Walking is the simplest form of exercise, but it has enormous benefits. As our lifestyles become ever more sedentary, doctors are increasingly prescribing walks to address medical conditions and our general wellbeing. But how can patients stay motivated to keep it up? And how can doctors keep track of their progress? That’s where Lithuanian startup Walk15 comes in. Founded in 2019, Walk15 is on a mission to engage people in physical activity. It provides a platform and an app, which companies…

Illustration of a shoebox-sized accelerator. An electron source and buncher/injector feeds into a sub-relativistic DLA (the device described in this article), which accelerates electrons up to 1MeV in energy. These electrons are further accelerated by SiO2 waveguide-driven relativistic DLA, and finally pass through an undulator to produce coherent free-electron radiation. Credit: Moore Foundation / Payton BroaddusA new advance by Stanford engineers could lead to particle accelerators being widely available in science,…

A lifetime of snacking and frozen food dinners may affect your body in lots of surprising ways, new research suggests. The study, a large-scale review of the existing evidence, found an association between regularly eating ultra-processed foods and a higher risk of many health problems. It also found that these foods were associated with an early death.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoMany studies have indicated that ultra-processed foods are uniquely bad for our health. But the authors of this latest…

Medical imaging may not sound like the sexiest frontier in a digital health revolution that spans head-spinning advances from the rise of AI in medicine-making to robot-assisted surgery. It is, however, fundamental to medicine, allowing doctors to peer inside a human body to inform diagnoses and monitor patients. It’s also a field ripe for disruption through technologies that are smaller, easier to use, and can produce more sophisticated and high-quality images—with a smaller price tag. To that end, Butterfly Network, a…

Your dog’s poop might be a dangerous source of bacterial superbugs. In a new study, researchers in China detail evidence that dogs experiencing diarrhea are commonly carrying multi-drug resistant strains of Escherichia coli—around 50%, in their study.Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part TwoThe research was led by scientists at Sichuan Agricultural University. According to lead author Zhijun Zhong, an increasing number of studies have found that dogs can be a reservoir of E. coli superbugs, including strains…

Carestream, a global provider of medical imaging and X-ray systems, said Monday that it will close its Windsor manufacturing facility and transfer production operations elsewhere. The company said 210 of the 236 employees now employed at 2000 Howard Smith Ave. in Windsor will lose their jobs, with the remainder transferred to other locations. Layoffs are expected to start on April 26 with a group of 137 employees, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter filed with the Colorado Department of…

A reliable way to keep appendages safe from the ravages of the cold is finally here. This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment meant to prevent limb amputation from severe frostbite, Eicos Sciences’ Aurlumyn. Compared to standard care, the intravenous drug was shown to significantly reduce the risk of frostbitten victims needing amputations in a clinical trial.Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis VilleneuveFrostbite is a broad term for injuries caused by the cold, in…