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Patients with chronic pain tout the benefits of ketamine, but doctors still aren’t sure how it works

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

(CNN) — Emily Ryan’s life changed quite literally overnight when she was a freshman in college.She was studying for final exams and returned from the library around 10 p.m. She crept quietly to bed because her roommate was already asleep.Around 3 a.m., she woke up with intense pain radiating across her back.“I could not feel my legs anymore,” Ryan said.  She also smelled urine.  The sheets underneath her were soaked.“And as a 19-year-old person, you know, I didn’t pee the bed and so it was very surprising.”That terrifying episode launched what would become a 10-year odyssey to find relief from unrelenting pain. Ryan says she finally found it in what some experts think is an unexpected and controversial place — the psychedelic drug ketamine, which she gets through intravenous infusions every 90 days.Ketamine has been used as a surgical anesthetic since the 1970s. It became widely used in field hospitals during the Vietnam War because it doesn’t depress breath...

US home prices hit another record high in October, rising for the ninth straight month

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

Washington, DC (CNN) — US home prices continued to rise in October, hitting a new record high and marking the ninth-consecutive month of increases, according to data released Tuesday.Even as mortgage rates lingered above 7% in October, reaching the highest levels in 23 years, historically low inventory continued to push up the price of a home.Prices rose 0.6% from the month before, according to seasonally adjusted data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index.Compared to a year ago, the national composite index covering all nine U.S. census divisions reported a 4.8% annual change in October from the year before, up from a 4% change in the previous month.“U.S. home prices accelerated at their fastest annual rate of the year in October,” said Brian D. Luke, head of commodities, real and digital assets at S&P DJI in a statement.This marked the strongest national growth rate since 2022.Each index — the 10-city, 20-city and National Index — remained a...

How Bill Belichick feels about Jets HC’s endorsement he hasn’t received from Patriots

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

With reports and rumors continuing to swirl about Bill Belichick’s future as Patriots head coach, owner Robert Kraft has elected to stay silent on the matter.Jets head coach Woody Johnson took an opposite approach over the weekend, telling the New York Post on Sunday that head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas would return in 2024 despite the team’s 6-9 record.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick explains driving force behind Christian Barmore’s breakout season New England Patriots | Patriots K Chad Ryland finds redemption in game-winning FG at Denver New England Patriots | Patriots QB Bailey Zappe reflects on worst moment of football career after game-winning drive New England Patriots | Patriots wishlist: Clarity, and a great draft pick New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe leads Patriots on first game-winning drive 26-23 over Broncos Belichick, who has...

Baltimore’s new approach to police training looks at the effects of trauma, importance of empathy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A three-minute viral video shows an irate Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer “dude.”“Obviously your parents don’t put a foot in your butt quite enough because you don’t understand the meaning of respect,” he shouted at the skateboarder, who remained relatively calm. That 2007 interaction cost the officer his job. But as policing evolves, others are learning from his mistakes.The Baltimore Police Department recently started requiring its members to complete a program on emotional regulation that uses video as a learning tool and teaches them the basics of brain science by examining the relationship between thoughts, feelings and actions. It’s a far cry from traditional police training.In a city whose embattled police force has long struggled to earn public trust, especially since Freddie Gray’s 2015 death from spinal injuries sustained in police custody, department leaders are demonstrat...

Atomic watchdog report: Iran increasing production of highly enriched uranium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has increased the rate at which it is producing near weapons grade uranium in recent weeks, reversing a previous slowdown that started in the middle of this year, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report to member states.Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in the report that Iran “in recent weeks had increased its production of highly enriched uranium, reversing a previous output reduction from mid-2023,” according to an IAEA spokesperson Sunday. Iran had previously slowed down the rate at which it was enriching uranium to 60% purity. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%.The U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors had verified the increased rate of production since the end of November at facilities in Natanz and Fordow to about 9 kilograms per month, up from 3 kilograms per month since June and representing a return to earlier levels of production. Enriching uranium mean...

Girl killed in fire on South Side: Chicago fire officials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

CHICAGO — A girl was killed in a fire on the South Side Tuesday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department.The fire happened around 7 a.m. in the 500 block of West Marquette Road in the city's Englewood neighborhood.Fire officials have confirmed that a female minor was killed. Emergency crews remain on the scene.This is a developing story. Check back for details.

Man critical after Little Village robbery, shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

CHICAGO — A man is in critical condition following an armed robbery and shooting Tuesday morning in Little Village.Police believe two men were in the 2200 block of South Hamlin just before 7:10 a.m. when four armed males exited a white SUV.The group demanded property and one of the men complied, CPD said. After one of the men was robbed, shots were fired at them.A 37-year-old man was shot multiple times. He was transported in critical condition.No one is in custody.

Police investigating after man found dead in a home in Wicker Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police have opened an investigation after a man was found dead Monday inside a home in Wicker Park.According to police, the 38-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene after he was found unresponsive inside a home in the 1500 block of North Wicker Park Avenue around 4:30 p.m. MondayOfficers have not provided details on what led to the discovery of the man or his death, and no arrests have been made.  Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines Anyone with information that could help authorities in their investigation is asked to call CPD Area Five Detectives at 312-746-6554.Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Shannen Doherty shares health update: 'So thankful'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

(WJW) – Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles in “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Charmed," shared an update on her health on her podcast, saying she is thankful for another Christmas and ready for 2024.Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. In early 2020, Doherty announced that she was battling a recurrence of breast cancer that had progressed to stage four, calling it “a bitter pill to swallow.”In November, Doherty shared that the cancer had spread to her bones. "For me, it's been a turbulent year, some massive health struggles, some massive personal struggles, a lot of heartbreak and fear," she said in a Christmas Day episode of her podcast, “Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.” In April, Doherty filed for divorce from her husband, Kurt Iswarienko, after 11 years of marriage. “This year is about just being incredibly grateful that we're here and we get to spend time with the people that are by our sides through thick and thin, who don't walk away, who love us unconditio...

The Riverview Corridor from downtown St. Paul to the Mall of America: 2 street car options, rapid transit bus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:32 GMT

Stuck in stop-and-go planning since at least 1998, the Riverview Corridor may be chugging toward a major turning point in the new year.The vision calls for a modern transit corridor — think train or bus — rolling 12 miles from downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington. The route would largely follow West Seventh Street and Minnesota 5, either sharing lanes with vehicular traffic or moving along a dedicated lane of its own.A streetcar could possibly travel to the downtown St. Paul Union Depot transit hub along Kellogg Boulevard instead of Fourth Street, dropping off passengers at the Xcel Center and the future RiversEdge project while seeding economic development along the way.“The community, especially the younger generation, they prefer rail,” said Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega, who chairs the county’s Regional Rail Authority. “People ask me, ‘What’s keeping y...