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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Senior catcher Lawson Alwan doesn't mind doing the dirty work at Notre Dame
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) – Senior Lawson Alwan knows his days on the baseball field at Notre Dame are numbered. And that number is getting smaller. 'I feel like over the last three of four years, every day I've been up here from 7 in the morning to 7 at night. It's crazy. It's weird,' said Alwan. 'I don't think it has hit me yet. I don't know when it'll hit me.' Alwan, who will graduate from high school next month, has been a fixture on Notre Dame athletic fields for four years. He was a captain for both the baseball and football teams this year. He's a guy who has never taken the easy way out, playing some of the hardest positions on his teams. He's a standout catcher in baseball and starred as a fullback on the football team, where he also played linebacker and was the team's kicker. In a playoff game at Rochester last November, he blocked a kick, scored a touchdown, and made an extra point in the final 1:38 to help his Irish win. 'Fullback, that's the gritty work. I was blocking or getting the ball. I have to do my job every play,' said Alwan. 'Same with being the catcher. Every play, I'm involved. It's important to me.' PND won five baseball games Alwan's freshman year. Last season, he helped the Irish win a regional and advance to sectionals. And he's not just the guy tackling the dirty jobs on the field. He's also willing to do the dirty work away from the actoin. Long after the final out of Saturday's one-run loss to Dee-Mack, Alwan grabbed a broom and was sweeping out the dugout. 'Even off the field, you don't realize the type of person he is. Why is he the last person in the locker room every night? He's in their doing laundry for the entire team. I learned that a couple years ago,' said Notre Dame baseball coach Jon Lowry. 'What kind of guy, who plays the hardest positions, is also doing laundry for his teammates? He's willing to do the work, no matter what the work is.' It's just the way Alwan wants it. 'That's how I'd have it. I want these guys to trust me. I trust every one of them,' said Alwan. 'That's what a team is all about.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Saba Yemen
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Inspecting summer camp activities in Harib Al Qaramish District, Marib
Marib - Saba: Today, the First Deputy Governor of Ma'rib, Mohammed Alwan, inspected the summer courses in the Harib Al-Qaramish District, observing the students' attendance and engagement with the Quran memorization programs and scientific and cultural activities. Alwan praised the efforts of those organizing the courses and the importance of the programs in building the capacity of young people and enhancing their awareness and knowledge. He emphasized the role of these courses in protecting youth from the dangers of soft warfare. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Armed drug trafficker in Tarboro sentenced to more than five years in prison
NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — On Friday, Apr. 11, 2025, a man in Rocky Mount was sentenced to 68 months in prison for possession of a firearm to further drug trafficking and distribution of fentanyl. Nedall Alwan, 30, pled guilty to the charges on January 14, 2025. Court documents say that in March 2023, the Tarboro Police Department and Edgecomb Sheriff's Office received information that Alwan, who was operating a vape and tobacco store in Tarboro, was selling narcotics. Officers made three controlled purchases of 'Perc 30' pills from Alwan between Mar. 8 and Apr. 5, 2023. On Apr. 6, 2023, officers searched Alwan's vape and tobacco business and found 290 'M-30' pills that contained 30 grams of fentanyl, a 9mm rifle, and $9,533.00 in U.S. currency. A 9mm handgun was also found in Alwan's car, and additional U.S. currency was found at his home. Daniel P. Bubar, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Enforcement, Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, and the Tarboro and Rocky Mount Police Departments investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Severo prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Saba Yemen
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Marib Executive Office discusses service performance & preparations for International Quds Day
Marib – SABA: The Executive Office of Marib Governorate, chaired by First Deputy Governor Mohammed Alwan, held a meeting today to discuss service performance during Ramadan and preparations for International Quds Day and National Day of Resilience. The meeting also addressed plans for upcoming summer programs, set to begin after Eid Al-Fitr, and the formation of committees to visit frontline fighters, as well as families of martyrs and the wounded. The executive office condemned U.S. attacks on residential areas and civilian infrastructure in Sana'a and several other provinces, which resulted in casualties. Alwan urged government offices to enhance their efforts in serving the community and maintaining high readiness to tackle ongoing challenges, particularly in the current critical circumstances. The meeting approved several measures related to commemorating International Quds Day and the National Day of Resilience across different districts, mobilizing support for the frontlines, preparing for summer programs, and organizing visits to frontline fighters during Eid Al-Fitr. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Euronews
18-03-2025
- Health
- Euronews
1 in 10 people aren't sure if they have long COVID. Why?
Nearly one in 10 people are uncertain about whether or not they have long COVID, according to a new analysis of survey data that comes five years after the pandemic forced people across the globe to stay at home to prevent the virus' spread. Based on a National Health Service (NHS) England survey of more than 750,000 people, the new study also shows that almost one in 20 people have long COVID, which is the name for lasting symptoms of COVID-19. The chronic post-viral condition includes symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, shortness of breath, and muscle pain. Those suffering from the condition have said it can lead to severe exhaustion and prevent them from leading normal lives. The study, which was published on Tuesday in the journal Health Expectations, also found that those living in deprived areas were more likely to have long COVID. Experts say the study's findings are in line with other prevalence estimates and added that there could be multiple factors to explain why people are unsure if they have the condition. 'If you are not told that you have long COVID, so if you don't have a clinical diagnosis… then you're likely to be unsure whether it is long COVID,' Nisreen Alwan, a professor of public health at the University of Southampton in the UK and one of the study's authors, told Euronews Health. A person saying their health deteriorated after COVID-19, which some may regard as a mild infection, 'is quite heavily stigmatised,' Alwan added, which may prevent people from talking about it or seeking diagnosis or support. The authors found that the prevalence of long COVID significantly increased with deprivation. Several groups were more likely to report having long COVID, including women, parents or carers, people who were gay, lesbian, or bisexual, as well as certain ethnic groups such as White Gypsy and Irish Traveller or those with mixed or multiple ethnic groups, and people with a long-term condition. Meanwhile, young people, men, those who were heterosexual or non‐binary, and people from other White, Indian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Black, or Arab backgrounds, as well as former and current smokers, were more likely to be unsure about whether they had long COVID, the authors said. 'Five years into this discussion, it [has] never been more important to have strong estimates of caseload and patient burden to support discussions on healthcare planning and medical research needs,' said Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London who was not involved in the new study. He added in an email to Euronews Health that 'there's less and less tolerance for any further discussion of COVID-19 legacies and healthcare needs and a call to 'just move on''. A study published in Nature Medicine in 2024 estimated that 400 million people have long COVID globally, with an annual economic impact equivalent to $1 trillion (€954.4 billion). 'Long COVID patient groups around the world are (quite rightly) feeling desperate and let down. Many have lost their old jobs and their old lives,' Altmann said, adding that many longer cases of long COVID are in people who were unable to self-isolate in the early days of the pandemic. Researchers said the findings show a need for more awareness about the condition among the public and health workers as well as a need for better distribution of diagnosis, treatment, and support. 'Long COVID widens health inequalities, and we need to be very sensitive about that and address how we support people who are more disadvantaged if they have long COVID,' said Alwan, including encouraging them to access support and health services. Eating out with friends was a constant source of anxiety for Dulcie, a 23-year-old research student from the UK. Her throat would gurgle loudly, and her chest would tighten as gas painfully expanded in her stomach. Then one night, while scrolling on her phone, she saw a video about a rare condition - and suddenly her physical discomfort made sense: she'd never been able to burp. Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (R-CPD), also known as "no-burp syndrome," was formally identified as a medical condition in 2019, following a case series published in the National Library of Medicine by Dr Robert Bastian of the Bastian Voice Institute in the US state of Illinois. Awareness has grown since, giving sufferers a name for their affliction and online spaces to connect - most notably the noburp subreddit, which has nearly 35,000 members. "Now I know what R-CPD is, I blame it for many of the barriers to generally good physical and mental health that I face," Dulcie told Euronews Health, explaining that she also believes the condition could be the cause of her severe phobia of vomiting due to the build-up of pressure in the chest that sometimes leads to nausea. "It is actually maddening how something many consider so unimportant, burping, can actually have such a profound effect on the quality of somebody's life," she added. Despite growing evidence of its mental and physical toll, R-CPD remains widely unrecognised amongst healthcare professionals due to research being in its infancy - and societal perceptions around burping. "There is a treatment for the condition, but it is not NHS [the UK's National Health Service] approved yet because lots of doctors don't know about the condition, or don't consider it to be a problem," Mr Yakubu Karagama, laryngologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, told King's Health Partners. "It's currently being seen as a social issue, but it's not a social issue it's a health issue". This lack of medical acknowledgment has led many people to self-diagnose online and seek out costly treatment options. For most of us, burping is as natural as breathing, aside from the occasional post-fizzy drink exorcism. When excess air accumulates in our stomachs, the lower oesophageal sphincter - a valve that acts as a barrier between our throat and stomach - relaxes. This allows air to move up through our oesophagus and out of our mouths, resulting in a (hopefully) satisfying belch. In those with R-CPD, it's thought that the cricopharyngeus muscle, an entry valve located in our upper oesophagus, is unable to relax as it should, leaving the air trapped. "That retrograde dysfunction, that absence of relaxation of that upper sphincter, so that the air can't get out, leads [people] not to be able to burp. As a consequence, the air is trapped in their oesophagus, so that often they'll feel a substernal pressure," said Dr Lee Akst, a leading laryngologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. "The associated symptoms are, I feel bloated, I have a gurgling sensation, I have chest or abdominal discomfort, and I feel as if I'm more flatulent than my friends who can burp because of the physical consequences of the air being trapped". For 41-year-old *Amelia, who has been formally diagnosed with R-CPD, these side effects led to a complete avoidance of public eating and drinking. "I couldn't drink with my food, couldn't enjoy nights out or meals out. It was embarrassing, painful and socially debilitating". A recent study conducted by Texan academics found that those unable to burp were more likely to struggle with anxiety, depression, and embarrassment, along with facing negative impacts on their work and relationships. "Sitting up at my desk for full days is actively painful," Dulcie said. "It means I can't do anything in my evenings because I have to lie down for the gurgles and pain to subside". Usually diagnosed with an endoscopy, the main treatment available for R-CPD is botulinum toxin (botox) injections into the cricopharyngeus muscle, relaxing it and allowing air to pass through. Only a limited number of doctors currently offer the procedure, which costs upwards of £3,000 (€3,621) through select private healthcare providers, according to a UK petition calling for funding on the NHS. This can sometimes be covered by insurance, according to anecdotal posts on the noburp subreddit, although there's no guarantee due to the condition still being so new and unknown. The botox lasts about three months, but during that time, patients can achieve longer-term results by relearning control of their upper oesophageal sphincter, according to Akst at Johns Hopkins. "About 90 per cent of people who are treated begin to burp, and about 90 per cent of those people who begin to burp can continue to burp even after six months or so, even after the drug is gone, because they've hopefully learned some degree of volitional control over that valve". As with all medical treatments, there are some risks. The primary function of the cricopharyngeus muscle is to prevent acid reflux, which could temporarily worsen after being relaxed, Akst explained. He also noted that some patients' swallowing becomes more hesitant. "The oesophagus is trying to squeeze the food down, but that valve above it is open. It's like trying to squeeze a tube of toothpaste if you've cut the back end of the tube off. You can't build the same pressure wave in only one direction. And so, often after this surgery, people feel as if their swallowing is slower," he said. However, those Euronews Health spoke to who have had the procedure found the benefits far outweigh the costs. "Best money I've ever spent," Amelia said, adding that she paid £5,000 (€6,038) six years ago. "There's so much I can do now that I couldn't do before. I can enjoy meals out, sit in quiet rooms, and rarely fart. Burping is subconscious to me now, just a normal part of life," she said. Meanwhile, Dulcie is booked in for treatment in the UK soon. "If this works, it will change my life. I'll be able to eat a full meal out with my friends without having to retreat home to gurgle in peace afterwards. I'll be able to drink a lemonade or a beer without feeling like I might explode. I'll be able to get into normal eating habits," she said. For those that can't afford the treatment, certain head and neck exercises can sometimes help encourage burping. "Practice with chin postures, either tucking it down or bringing it forward or turning it left or turning it right. And see if you can turn that little kind of croaky, slow motion gas escape into an honest to goodness burp and try to practice it in that fashion," Akst said. "But again, success rates are fairly anecdotal. There's not one regimen that everybody uses". Sam, a 31-year-old parcel sorter from France, found relief by consistently practicing physical shaker exercises, intended to improve swallowing. "My first burp was a micro burp and was not very spectacular. But when I did a second one a long time later, then I started to have hope,' he said. "I've learned to control [burping] more calmly and today it's much better. I burp after my meals, after my drinks, all day long. I feel much lighter," he added. * Name has been changed at the request of the interviewee. Those we spoke to with R-CPD agreed to talk to Euronews Health about their experiences but did not want their surnames to appear in print for privacy reasons.
