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According to official visitor logs, a Parkinson’s disease expert from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer to this spring, including at least once for a meeting with President Biden’s physician.The expert, Dr. Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders and recently published a paper on Parkinson’s. The logs, released by the White House, document visits from July 2023 to March of this year. More recent visits, if any, would not be released until later, under the White House’s voluntary disclosure policy.It was unclear whether Dr. Cannard was at the White House to specifically consult with the president or if he was there for unrelated meetings. Dr. Cannard’s LinkedIn page describes him as...

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital on Monday highlighted the growing number of deadly attacks on medical facilities, vehicles and workers in the country this year. It adds to World Health Organization data suggesting that more Ukrainians could be on track to be killed in such attacks this year than last.Prior to the attack on Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, WHO documented 18 deaths and 81 injuries from more than 175 attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Ukraine for the first half of 2024. The organization also recorded 44 attacks on medical vehicles during that period.In all of 2023, the organization counted 22 deaths and 117 injuries from 350 such attacks, and 45 more specifically on medical vehicles such as ambulances. Other organizations have estim...

Bruce Bastian, a founder of WordPerfect Corporation whose word processor was the preferred writing tool during the early days of personal computing—and who later renounced his Mormon faith and funded LGBTQ causes after coming out as gay—died June 16 at his home in Palm Springs, California. He was 76.Michael Marriott, executive director of the BW Bastian Foundation, said the cause was complications from pulmonary fibrosis.In the late 1970s, Mr. Bastian was finishing his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University when he founded the company that would become WordPerfect with Alan C. Ashton, his computer science professor and the nephew of David O. McKay, the influential former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In the 1980s and early 1990s, Mr. Bastian and Mr...

If the Biden administration prevails, many more electronic chips would be produced in factories located in, say, Texas or Arizona.They would then be shipped to partner countries, such as Costa Rica, Vietnam or Kenya, for final assembly and sent around the world to power everything from refrigerators to supercomputers.These places may not be the first that come to mind when you think of semiconductors. But administration officials are trying to transform the world’s chip supply chain, and they’re negotiating hard to do it.Key elements of the plan include convincing foreign companies to invest in U.S. chipmaking and finding other countries to set up factories to do the work. Officials and researchers in Washington call it part of the new “chip diplomacy.”The Biden administration argues that ...

People who have benefited from mental health therapy often praise its positive aspects, including developing better coping skills, stronger relationships, and a calmer mind.But what happens when a therapist doesn't help or actually causes harm? A psychologist may send out warning signals to a client by yawning during sessions, showing up late every week, or giving bad advice.Patients can report unethical behavior to a counselor's state licensing board, but there isn't always a recourse for those who feel a therapist is poorly trained or inexperienced or just bad at their job. There is currently no federal agency responsible for regulating psychotherapy.Have you ever signed up for therapy but dropped out after treatment was ineffective or even offensive? We want to hear from you...

  Aydın Altus Servis, En Yakın Aydın Kombi Servisi ve En Yakın Aydın Klima Servisi gibi hizmetleri  dikkate alarak, klima bakımında Aydın'da doğru teknik servisi seçmek oldukça kritik bir karardır. Doğru seçim yapmak için nelere dikkat etmek gerektiğini bilmek önemlidir. Klima bakımı için Aydın'da uzman teknik servis seçerken ilk olarak deneyim ve referanslara dikkat etmek önemlidir. Seçeceğiniz servisin daha önceki müşterileri tarafından verilen referansları inceleyerek kaliteli hizmet alabilir ve cihazınızın uzun ömürlü olmasını sağlayabilirsiniz. Uzman Teknik Servislerin Deneyimi ve Referansları Uzman teknik servis seçerken en önemli faktörlerden biri deneyim ve referanslardır. İyi bir klima bakım hizmeti almak istiyorsanız, seçeceğiniz servisin sektördeki tecrübesine v...

A Russian strike devastated a crowded children's hospital in central Kiev on Monday, part of a large-scale air strike that has killed at least 20 people in several cities across Ukraine.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 40 long-range missiles were fired at targets across the country in the deadly barrage, and that people were trapped under the rubble of a children's hospital. Damage was also reported in central and eastern Ukraine, raising questions about the state of Ukraine's air defenses, just a day before NATO leaders meet in Washington to discuss how to strengthen them.At least 50 people were injured in the bombing, according to Ihor Klymenko, head of the Interior Ministry. Officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise.In Kiev, local authoritie...

Are you getting ominous warnings about your phone’s storage space? Have you ever pulled out your phone to show someone a certain photo and had to scroll for minutes to find it? If you’ve accumulated gigabytes of images over the years, streamlining your photo library and deleting other apps and unnecessary files can help you reclaim that space. Here’s a guide to doing just that using free tools that are probably already on your phone.Check storageStart the cleaning process by taking note of the space on your device and what is filling it up.On many Android devices, open the Settings app and select Storage to check your available space.On a Samsung Galaxy device, open the Settings app, select Device care or Device maintenance, then tap Storage. On some phones, you can scroll down to Storage....

Huda Omari sat outside a broker's office in Jordan for two days, waiting for a visa to undertake the annual hajj, or pilgrimage, to Saudi Arabia.In Egypt, Magda Moussa’s three children pooled their resources to raise nearly $9,000 to fulfill their dream of accompanying their mother on the hajj. When she got the green light to make the trip, she said, relatives and neighbors in her village cheered.The daylong pilgrimage is a deep spiritual journey and a daunting trek even under the best of circumstances. But this year, amid record heat, at least 1,300 pilgrims did not survive the hajj, and Saudi officials said more than 80 percent of the dead were pilgrims without permits.Ms. Omari and Ms. Moussa were among a large number of unregistered pilgrims who relied on illicit or fraudulent tour...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, courting another authoritarian partner after talks last week in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin.In announcing Mr. Orban’s visit to Beijing, China’s official Xinhua news agency said only that Mr. Xi would hold “in-depth discussions with him on issues of mutual concern.” The leaders last met two months ago, when Mr. Xi visited Budapest as part of a push to restore Chinese influence in Europe.Chinese state television said Mr Xi and Mr Orbán were holding talks at the Diaooyutai State Guesthouse, but gave no further details.The meeting will give Mr. Xi and Mr. Orbán, an outlier in the European Union in support for Ukraine and other issues, a chance to urge the bloc to distance itself from W...