Kim started forgetting faces and bumping into things. She blamed her glasses - then doctors revealed she had dementia. Now they warn of the early sign too many ignore
When Kim Norris began bumping into things, misjudging distances and walking past people she knew without realising, she assumed the problem lay with her new glasses.
But when she went to the optician, they assured her the prescription was spot on.
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Daily Mail
41 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
White House blasts Washington Post for its 'pathetic' response to drop in fentanyl
The White House published an article about the 'mysterious drop' in fentanyl making its way across the border. The dangerous opioid has seeped into the US for years, killing nearly 50,000 Americans alone in 2024, according to the CDC. Fentanyl is often trafficked across the border by cartels and criminals, and during his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to increase border security and crack down on illegal immigration in an attempt to lower crime and hunt down 'foreign terrorist organizations' known for bringing the deadly drug into the states. The average monthly fentanyl seizures in the US have drastically dropped from 1,700 pounds in 2024 to 746 pounds this year, per Customs and Border Protection data. Despite Trump vowing to tackle the crisis head on and the number of seizures going down more than 50 percent, The Washington Post described the drop as 'something of mystery.' 'The contraction represents something of a mystery, say antidrug agents and researchers. Are Mexican cartels producing less fentanyl? Or have they simply found new ways to sneak it across the border? 'Fentanyl is still cheap and widely available in the United States, according to analysts and drug enforcement agents,' the outlet continued. The article left many puzzled and enraged, including Trump's administration, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X: '@washingtonpost is pathetic.' Several others, including the Department of Homeland Security, agreed with Leavitt, adding: 'It's no mystery. On day one, @POTUS Trump closed our borders to drug traffickers. 'From March 2024 to March 2025 fentanyl traffic at the southern border fell by 54%. The world has heard the message loud and clear.' Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany also chimed in, adding: 'The Washington Post is reporting a 'mysterious drop' in fentanyl seizures at the southern border. Mystery solved! The Trump effect is working.' 'Four months into the Trump administration, The Washington Post is marveling at the "mysterious" drop in fentanyl seizures on the Mexican border,' Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative influencer, wrote. 'Is the Post simply lying, or are their reporters as dumb as the people they're writing propaganda for?' 'The Washington Post can't figure out the "mysterious" drop in fentanyl seizure at the border. It's almost as if having real protection there works! Wild concept...,' another said. Someone else commented: 'Are you really this ignorant at the Washington Post? Fentanyl seizures are down because we have a president who is enforcing our laws now, ya nitwits!' The article first addressed that seizures are 'plummeting' in the US, but with a decent amount of skepticism, calling it a 'puzzling reality.' 'After years of confiscating rising amounts of fentanyl, the opioid that has fueled the most lethal drug epidemic in American history, U.S. officials are confronting a new and puzzling reality at the Mexican border. Fentanyl seizures are plummeting,' the outlet wrote. It went on to quote the White House, who previously said the drop was 'thanks to President Trump's policies empowering law enforcement officials to dismantle drug trafficking networks.' 'Yet the decline started before Trump took office in January. (While officials only manage to detect part of the fentanyl crossing the border, the figure serves as a proxy for supply),' the article added. At another point, the outlet said the drop if fentanyl trafficking 'may' be because of ongoing feud in the Sinaloa Cartel between the son of infamous drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. They each run two factions within the cartel. 'Hundreds of people have been killed. Gunmen throwing grenades and firing assault rifles have blocked Highway 15, the region's main road to the U.S. border,' The Washington Post said. 'The government of President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken advantage of the turmoil in the cartel to arrest scores of leading members. That may have made it even harder for them to keep up fentanyl production.' While the cartel has been facing a brawl, in early May, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the US executed the largest fentanyl bust in the country's history. She said 11.5 kilos, or 25.4lbs of the lethal drug were seized during the bust. That totaled to about three million fentanyl pills. The multi-agency operation, headed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), also saw 16 people arrested, including Alberto Salazar Amaya, a high-ranking Sinaloa cartel member. Bondi said they found Amaya living in Salem, Oregon. The drugs were found in Utah, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona, she added. 'More arrests are coming, I guarantee you that,' Bondi said during a news conference. 'And these dealers, these sellers, these street-level sellers, better look out, because we will not be negotiating with you. We will bring you to justice, and we will not stop until this poison is off our streets in our country.'
The Guardian
an hour ago
- The Guardian
My mentor and friend died suddenly while I was at work. The memory of his kindness kept me going
We are going through the list of overnight admissions when my phone beeps. Expecting a medical request to do something or see someone, my chest cramps at the message. I must be sufficiently distracted for the trainee to ask, 'All OK?' It's a split-second decision. My instinct is to blurt out that an old friend has died and I need time out. But this would inevitably incur an explanation causing the ward round to be consumed by sympathy for me instead of care for our patients. So, I muster the pretence to say, 'Just keep going', convincing myself this is what Mike would have wanted. Mike and I met more than 30 years ago. Medical student admissions are a multifaceted thing but I like to think that he was the administrator who 'let' me in. More accurately, he was the one who told me years later that after several rounds of offers, there was just one remaining spot and many deserving students but maybe the universe had spoken and I squeezed in. Getting into medicine would turn out to be the most consequential event of my life. The next year, Mike gave me my first job, the task of settling the nerves of the medical students who were appearing for their interview like I did once. It was a decidedly plum job; paid hours, free sandwiches and real orange juice. But even better was Mike introducing me to a fellow student, G. 'I think you will get along' turned out to be a singular understatement when I think about the bounties of our close friendship, which now embraces five children. Like other students, I stayed in touch with Mike because he was interested in what medical students did with their lives after the coveted degree. He attended my wedding and brought my children thoughtful gifts when he came to dinner. He was there for the celebrations and the lamentations, when they came. Fifteen years ago, driving home from a routine work day, Mike suffered a devastating stroke. I remember dashing to intensive care where he was expected to succumb. Miraculously and, in part, due to his relatively young age, he survived every complication and was discharged to the stroke unit, the place of my worst memories. Here, Mike was often insensate and when awake had no meaningful use of limb or language. The nurses were caring but the loss of his dignity was scathing. I would sit there stunned by the blow of fate, hoping he recognised me. Defying predictions, Mike not only survived his hospital ordeal but also emerged largely cognitively intact. However, his physical needs necessitated admission to a nursing home. My standout memory from the nursing home was that his only window to the outside had an opaque coating. It made him miserable and even the staff couldn't explain its existence as it was not related to privacy. Over months, Mike and I appealed to the management to allow him a glimpse of the sun, sky and trees, all in vain. After that dashed hope, I resorted to simpler ways of 'helping' by asking what kind of sushi he wanted. At least, that was always under our control. But we never stopped talking about his desire to get out of the nursing home. In service of his dream, he was diligent with physiotherapy and continued to train his brain. I knew plenty of people who yearned to leave residential care but none successfully. It took the best part of two years and a mountain of paperwork and advocacy from his valiant sister to get Mike back into his own home. That was a remarkable day. With sophisticated modifications and dutiful caregivers, Mike's life was again illuminated by friends, theatre, and current affairs. When we visited him and found him content, I told my children that Mike's transformation was also a testament to a society which had painstakingly restored dignity to an individual in circumstances where it would have been far easier to let him languish in residential care. This really was exemplary disability care in the community. I found it especially instructive to witness the loyalty of his childhood friends whose interest in him seemed unaffected by his limitations. They were a living reminder of the adage that if you have one true friend you have more than your fair share. As Mike acquired a social life, our interactions slowed. But I was always delighted when he couldn't see me because he had other plans – there had been many intervening years of drought. Some weeks ago, I sent him an email proposing lunch, never imagining that it would only be read by his sister undertaking the heartache of posthumously sifting through his affairs. Now she tells me that Mike, after enjoying a holiday, presented to hospital with sudden and fatal deterioration. There had been no time to let anyone know that he was dying. It is difficult for me to absorb the shock all at once but Mike's sister says something very generous – that in his years of greatest need, I was like a daughter to him. I will never know it for sure, but the thought itself is a lovely consolation. Mike was one of the people who derived personal satisfaction from my enjoyment of medicine. My friend, G, became a role model for honouring our relationships despite the demands of life. Who would understand the significance of this sudden loss? G is the first person I text. I picture Mike's satisfaction that the two of us, brought together by him, stop to reflect on a life and legacy that couldn't have been scripted, at least not by two doctors. Ranjana Srivastava is an Australian oncologist, award-winning author and Fulbright scholar. Her latest book is called A Better Death
The Sun
an hour ago
- The Sun
Kylie Jenner reveals plastic surgery secrets including doctor details and breast implant size in buried TikTok comment
KYLIE Jenner has finally revealed her plastic surgery secrets - including doctor details and breast implant size - in a buried TikTok comment. Reality star Kylie, 27, made the admission in response to influencer Rachel Leary, who had praised her chest as 'the most perfect, natural boob job ever' and begged for specifics. 6 6 Rachel had uploaded a video on Monday asking Kylie to share what she 'asked for' when getting her breasts done. She captioned it: 'Help a girl out @Kylie Jenner, I just want to know how to get them to sit like that, respectfully.' To the surprise of many, the beauty mogul replied directly to the clip, writing: '445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle!!!!! silicone!!! garth fisher!!! hope this helps lol.' The TikTok exchange comes two years after Kylie first confirmed she had undergone a secret breast augmentation at 19 - something she denied for years. Rachel was stunned by the response, replying: 'KYLIEEEEE!!! you are the best THANK YOU!!!!' Fans quickly flooded the comments with praise for the star. Jenner's surgeon, Dr. Garth Fisher, is a well-known celebrity doctor and is a longtime favourite of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. He performed Kris Jenner's facelift on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, gave Kourtney Kardashian her boob job, and even carried out a revision facelift for Caitlyn Jenner pre-transition. He also removed a tumour from Khloe Kardashian's face and helped Real Housewives star Lisa Rinna revise her silicone lip fillers. Earlier in his career, he was Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's go-to surgeon. Kylie first confirmed her surgery in a 2023 episode of The Kardashians, revealing she had the procedure done before giving birth to daughter Stormi, now seven. She told Stassie Karanikolaou: "I got my breasts done before Stormi. Within six months of having Stormi – not thinking I would have a child when I was 20 – they were still healing.' She admitted she regretted the decision, adding: 'I had beautiful breasts, like natural t*ts, just gorgeous… and I just wished, obviously, I never got them done to begin with.' 'I would recommend anyone who was thinking about it to wait until after you have children. I have a daughter too. I would be heartbroken if she wanted to get her body done at 19.' Kylie's latest comments marked a major shift from years of denying surgery rumours. In 2015, the influencer denied breast enhancement on her app, attributing her changing shape to weight gain and ageing. She wrote at the time: 'My boobs are definitely three times the size, which bothers me,' she admitted in 2018, post-pregnancy - but stopped short of confirming implants at the time." 6 6 6
