Diagnostic dilemma: 83-year-old man’s unusual form of syphilis had an ‘uncertain’ source

The patient: An 83-year-old man in BelgiumThe symptoms: The man sought medical attention at a hospital because the muscles on one side of his face had weakened suddenly, causing it to droop — a condition called unilateral peripheral facial-nerve palsy. He had also recently had a fever, which had since resolved.Tests run by the neurology department found the man had anemia, fatty liver disease and an enlarged spleen. Combined with his recent fever, these findings led the team to assume he had a viral infection. However, he tested negative for a variety of germs, including Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mono;…

Your bedroom temperature could be putting your heart in serious danger, study warns

The temperature of the bedroom at night could affect heart health — particularly in older adults. Heat places extra demands on the cardiovascular system, according to lead study author Dr. Fergus O’Connor from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. When the human body is exposed to heat, its reaction is to work harder…

Connor Hellebuyck gives Team USA goalie edge in battle vs. Sweden

MILAN — Team USA’s inextricable advantage in these Olympics, and certainly over Team Sweden in Wednesday’s quarterfinal, resides in their net. Connor Hellebuyck is having a down year for the Winnipeg Jets. You wouldn’t know it based on his play for Team USA so far in this tournament. “He’s a…

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s lefty staff brutally mocked him in now-deleted tweets

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s lefty campaign staff — before cashing his checks — were brutally heckling the California governor hopeful in comments and tweets that have since been scrubbed from the internet, The California Post has learned. Steyer, the billionaire-turned-populist who’s called for higher taxes on the rich, was a frequent punchline…

Yankees’ Brent Headrick already bringing heat at spring training

Observations from Yankees’ spring training on Tuesday in Tampa: New reliever turns up heat Brent Headrick, the lefty reliever whom Yankees personnel were high on entering camp, threw an inning of live batting practice and got up to 96 mph. Some sick time After sitting out Monday’s workout due to…

Packers assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia stepping away in stunner

Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia is stepping down from his post in a move that head coach Matt LaFleur said left the team feeling “disappointed.”  Bisaccia, 65, has held the role for four years after having served as the interim head coach for the Raiders in 2021.  He had…

YouTube down for over 320,000 US users, Downdetector shows

Alphabet-owned YouTube was down for more than 320,000 users in the United States on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were 321,958 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform, as of 8:18 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from multiple…

Drake Maye misses Patriots practice in Super Bowl 2026 injury drama

The noise around Drake Maye’s injured shoulder is only getting louder. The New England quarterback was not at practice Friday raising some alarms around the team just nine days out from Super Bowl 2026. Maye, who had reportedly not missed a practice all season, sat out with what head coach…

DNI Tulsi Gabbard takes leading role on 2020 election fraud investigation

WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has taken a leading role in probing alleged fraud in the 2020 presidential election, culminating earlier this week in a raid with FBI agents of a Georgia polling office, White House and administration officials told The Post. As far back as April…

‘Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies’: Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds

Same-sex sexual behavior among primates could be shaped partly by specific environmental and social conditions, according to a new study comparing 59 species.Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in animals is increasingly recognized in the scientific community as widespread, as it’s documented across the animal kingdom in about 1,500 species. Untangling how…

‘Canine coronavirus’ could be a future pandemic in humans, warn scientists

Here’s something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man’s best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated with stomach illness in dogs and serious infections in humans. A team of infectious disease experts reviewed all…

New Ghislaine Maxwell mugshot revealed in latest Epstein files dump

A never-before-seen mugshot of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was included in millions of pages put out by the Department of Justice Friday concerning the more than decade-long investigation into the late pedophile. The mugshot shows Maxwell following her arrest in July 2020 on six charges including sexual exploitation of…

Pancreatic cancer researchers’ latest breakthrough could help tumors disappear

Researchers in Spain have developed a new therapy protocol that could revolutionize the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Notoriously aggressive and difficult to treat, pancreatic cancer is rarely diagnosed in its early stages, as typical symptoms — including back pain, indigestion, nausea, fatigue and bloating — are common and commonly dismissed.…

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