Diagnostic dilemma: Improper use of a massage gun tore holes in a man’s retinas

The patient: A man in his 20s in Edinburgh, U.K.The symptoms: The man visited an eye clinic after noticing floaters — small, dark shapes drifting across his field of vision — along with brief flashes of light in his right eye for six days. He was otherwise healthy and had no history of eye disease, physical trauma to the eye, or drug use. He had mild nearsightedness, for which he wore glasses.What happened next: Doctors performed a thorough eye exam while the patient wore glasses, finding that his corrected vision measured 6/6 in both eyes, the metric equivalent of 20/20.…

USMNT star feels ‘ready’ to play full 90 minutes — or more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The state of Christian Pulisic’s left calf has all but disappeared as a story headed into the U.S. national team’s Round of 32 clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Injury aside, though, it’s been more than three months since Pulisic played a full 90 minutes. He may be asked…

Landen Roupp matches ugly Giants record with loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The circumstances were too overwhelming to lead to any other result. Of course, with Landen Roupp on the mound, against the Diamondbacks, the Giants were going to fall Tuesday night. There have been no other outcomes in games involving either this particular San Francisco starting pitcher or the…

USMNT’s biggest game in decades can bring more than World Cup glory

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Games like this, Mauricio Pochettino said, are 90 percent emotion. The world saw it Monday with all the Germans who wouldn’t step up and take a penalty, while Moroccan keeper Yassine Bounou stayed in total command in the most stressful of situations. Pochettino would like to…

LeBron James seen hanging poolside in first post as free agent

LeBron James is hitting free agency for the first time in eight years and doesn’t appear to be all too worried. Since the news broke that James and his agent, Rich Paul, informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he would not be returning to the team next season, James made…

Long Island has a ‘high burden’ for a common blood disorder: new study

About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Roughly 10% of patients reside in New York State, with the majority living in NYC, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health found. Using data from 42,200 SCD hospitalizations in the state…

Iran hands over latest proposal to end war with US

Tehran passed its latest proposal to end its war with the US to Washington through mediators on Thursday, Iranian sources and state media said Friday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has handed over the text of its latest negotiation plan to Pakistan,” Iran’s government-run IRNA news agency reported. Follow The…

Exclusive | Chirayu Rana — former JPMorgan banker at center of ‘completely fabricated’ ‘sex slave’ allegations against Lorna Hajdini — left new job 3 weeks ago

Wall Street financier Chirayu Rana, the anonymous “John Doe” who filed a sensational — and fiercely disputed — sexual harassment lawsuit against a JPMorgan Chase executive has left investment firm Bregal Sagemount, senior company sources have told The Post. The 35-year-old principal’s biography remained on the Gene Yoon-led firm’s website…

Three-point shooting will decide which side of history the Lakers end up on

When the basketball leaves a shooter’s hands they usually know when it’s going in. It feels soft off the fingertips, the rotation is spinning, the shot feels true.  But lately for the Lakers, those shots have not been falling.  In their first-round series against the Rockets, there’s one statistic that…

Apple fans slam leaked design of new iPhone Ultra: ‘The worst of both worlds’

The newest iPhone offering is getting an ugly reception. Leaked footage of a supposed “dummy model” for the long-rumored iPhone fold has sparked aesthetic upset. The latest video is courtesy of the YouTube channel Max Tech, where content creator Vadim Yuryev wields a squat device believed to be the forthcoming iPhone Fold, tentatively…

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