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Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Sullivan's Crossing' Season 3: Chad Michael Murray, Scott Patterson navigate dating women committed to their careers
A big question in Sullivan's Crossing, after Maggie (Morgan Kohan) decided to stay in Nova Scotia, is how not being a practicing doctor would impact her. Now we're seeing Maggie try to balance her personal life, particularly with her boyfriend Cal (Chad Michael Murray), and that professional desire, specifically after being asked to consult on Glenn's (Dean Armstrong) medical case. Season 3, Episode 8 starts with Cal almost confronting Maggie about the letter he found in last week's episode, in which Maggie wrote to a former fling about needing to put her career first. But instead, Cal just says that he feels they haven't been spending much time together. While helping Rob (Reid Price) at the lodge (which has now been inspected and cleared to continue renovations), Cal tells him about the letter and that he thinks Maggie misses medicine more than she's letting on. Rob comforts Cal by saying that people's perspectives and priorities can change in life, and Cal shouldn't let that one letter get to him. Meanwhile, Sully (Scott Patterson) is in heartbreak mode. He's trying to call Helen (Kate Vernon), but she's not answering his calls. He's also trying to keep busy at the Crossing, clearly trying to take his mind off of Helen leaving. Maggie finds out that Helen left, through Edna (Andrea Menard), while also telling her dad that she's consulting on Glenn's case at the hospital, Sully's enemy, stressing that Glenn is really sick and that she took an oath to help people. "The Sully I know, he'd never turn his back on anyone," Maggie says. Sully agrees with her, but admits he's "on edge" after Helen left unexpectedly. That's when Maggie gets a call that Glenn took a turn for the worse, and she goes through his case again. Glenn came to the hospital with a tremor, requesting a prescription for anxiety medication, thinking he had the "yips," an involuntary muscle spasm. But the new piece of information is that he's developed a rash, similar to the firefighter who came to the hospital the other day, who was helping Rob work on the lodge. Now Maggie thinks there may be a connection. When Maggie talks to the firefighter, he tells her about his landscaping job, which he does when he's not at the firehall. He said his stomach's been off and he was tired before going to help Rob, but thought he was just coming down with something. Maggie has a breakthrough when Jacob (Joel Oulette) shares that the lichen samples he collected show signs of contamination with heavy metals, particularly arsenic, found in things like pesticides used in landscaping. It turns out that the firefighter works for the landscaping company Glenn uses at the golf course, and they were trying to use up pesticides that had recently been banned. Glenn had a particularly high exposure, because he lives and works there. Now that Glenn has answers, being in the hospital alone made him realize that he's been trying to prove his worth to a father who's never been there for him. "I hoped that if I made enough money that eventually he would take notice," Glenn tells Maggie. "But he didn't even bother to return the hospital's calls." At Maggie's request, Sully goes to the hospital to see Glenn and there's a truce. Glenn apologizes to Sully and says he wants to make things right. Glenn has stopped construction on his new development, wanting to make it a conservation area. But there's one catch, Glenn wants Sully to be the one who looks after it for him. Helen eventually picks up the phone when Sully calls and she tells him that she's been in back-to-back meetings because there's a producer in Ireland who wants to turn her novels into a TV series. And she'll be needed in Dublin for a while. Cal goes to check on Sully, who suggests that Sully go to see Helen in Ireland, but Sully doesn't want to "get in the way of her career." Fans of Sully and Helen will be glad to know that Helen calls Sully back with a big proposal, she asks him to come with her to Ireland. "Maybe it's time for you to let go and start focusing on your future," Helen says, with Sully agreeing to join her. In other relationship updates, some couples are stronger than others. Lola (Amalia Williamson) talks to Sydney (Lindura) about her first time having sex, and with Jacob specifically. They talk about the "liberating" but "vulnerable" feeling of opening up to someone so intimately. Despite her feelings for him, Lola is being realistic about the fact that Jacob has to go back to Alberta to finish his degree. But Jacob decides that he's going to call his advisor to see if he can finish up his research from Nova Scotia, meaning the couple could be together for much longer. Meanwhile, Sydney and Rafe (Dakota Taylor) talk about the future of their relationship, with Sydney saying she's not interested in getting married. It's very different for Rafe, who believes a marriage license is important, leaving a big question mark about how long this relationship will last. The episode ends with a big dinner, prepared by Edna, with Frank (Tom Jackson), Cal, Maggie, Sully, Lola and Jacob. But suddenly Edna drops a salad bowl and says she can't see. Another Sullivan's Crossing episode that ends with a cliffhanger.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Sullivan's Crossing' Season 3: Chad Michael Murray, Morgan Kohan navigate work-life balance as mysterious illness hits
A big question in Sullivan's Crossing, after Maggie (Morgan Kohan) decided to stay in Nova Scotia, is how not being a practicing doctor would impact her. Now we're seeing her try to balance her personal life, particularly with her boyfriend Cal (Chad Michael Murray) and that professional desire, particularly after she's been asked to consult on Glenn's (Dean Armstrong) medical case. Season 3, Episode 8 starts with Cal almost confronting Maggie about the letter he found in last week's episode, in which Maggie wrote to a former fling about needing to put her career first. But instead, Cal just says that he feels they haven't been spending much time together. While helping Rob (Reid Price) at the lodge (which has now been inspected and cleared to continue renovations), Cal tells him about the letter and that he thinks Maggie misses medicine more than she's letting on. Rob comforts Cal by saying that people's perspectives and priorities can change in life, and Cal shouldn't let that one letter get to him. Meanwhile, Sully is in heartbreak mode. He's trying to call Helen (Kate Vernon), but she's not answering his calls. He's also trying to keep busy at the Crossing, clearly trying to take his mind off of Helen leaving. Maggie finds out that Helen left, through Edna (Andrea Menard), while also telling her dad that she's consulting on Glenn's case at the hospital, Sully's enemy, stressing that Glenn is really sick and that she took an oath to help people. "The Sully I know, he'd never turn his back on anyone," Maggie says. Sully agrees with her, but admits he's "on edge" after Helen left unexpectedly. That's when Maggie gets a cal that Glenn took a turn for the worse, and she goes through his case again. Glenn came to the hospital with a tremor, requesting a prescription for anxiety medication, thinking he had the "yip," an involuntary muscle spasm. But the new piece of information is that he's developed a rash, similar to the firefighter who came to the hospital the other day, who was helping Rob work on the lodge. Now Maggie thinks there may be a connection. When Maggie talks to the firefighter, he tells her about his landscaping job, which he does when he's not at the firehall. He said his stomach's been off and he was tired before going to help Rob, but thought he was just coming down with something. Maggie has a breakthrough when Jacob (Joel Oulette) shares that the lichen samples he collected show signs of contamination with heavy metals, particularly arsenic, found in things like pesticides used in landscaping. It turns out that the firefighter works for the landscaping company Glenn uses at the golf course, and they were trying to use up pesticides that had recently been banned. Glenn had a particularly high exposure, because he lives and works there. Now that Glenn has answers, being in the hospital alone made him realize that he's been trying to prove his worth to a father who's never been there for him. "I hoped that if I made enough money that eventually he would take notice," Glenn tells Maggie. "But he didn't even bother to return the hospital's calls." At Maggie's request, Sully goes to the hospital to see Glenn and there's a truce. Glenn apologizes to Sully and says he wants to make things right. Glenn has stopped construction on his new development, wanting to make it a conservation area. But there's one catch, Glenn wants Sully to be the one who looks after it for him. Helen eventually picks up the phone when Sully calls and she tells him that she's been in back-to-back meetings because there's a producer in Ireland who wants to turn her novels into a TV series. And she'll be needed in Dublin for a while. Cal goes to check on Sully, who suggests that Sully go to see Helen in Ireland, but Sully doesn't want to "get in the way of her career." Fans of Sully and Helen will be glad to know that Helen calls Sully back with a big proposal, she asks him to come with her to Ireland. "Maybe it's time for you to let go and start focusing on your future," Helen says, with Sully agreeing to join her. In other relationship updates, some couples are stronger than others. Lola (Amalia Williamson) opens up to Sydney (Lindura) about her first time having sex, and with Jacob specifically. They talk about the "liberating" but "vulnerable" feeling of opening up to someone so intimately. Despite her feelings for him, Lola is being realistic about the fact that Jacob has to go back to Alberta to finish his degree. But Jacob decides that he's going to call his advisor to see if he can finish up his research from Nova Scotia, meaning the couple could be together for much longer. Meanwhile, Sydney and Rafe (Dakota Taylor) talk about the future of their relationship, with Sydney saying she's not interested in getting married. It's very different for Rafe, who believes a marriage license is important, leaving a big question mark about how long this relationship will last. The episode ends with a big dinner, prepared by Edna, with Frank (Tom Jackson), Cal, Maggie, Sully, Lola and Jacob. But suddenly Edna drops a salad bowl and says she can't see. Another Sullivan's Crossing episode that ends with a cliffhanger.
News.com.au
02-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Territory medical students invited to explore options at Medical Expo
The NT's medical students and junior doctors are getting the chance to explore their options, speak to healthcare specialists from 25 organisations and learn hands-on skills at this year's NT Medical Career Expo 2025. The interactive, free event offers opportunities to build knowledge and practice in areas such as suturing, resuscitation, cannulation, ultrasound, diagnostic games, and even Rorschach tests. Running for its seventh year, the event hosted by Flinders University's NT Regional Training Hub, will take place on Tuesday, June 3, from 5:30pm. This year, 25 organisations, including 12 national medical specialty colleges such as the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, will be taking part in the event. It follows after Flinders University welcomed its largest ever cohort of medical students this year. Professor Robyn Aitken, Dean of Rural and Remote Health at Flinders University, said it was an invaluable opportunity for medical students to speak with specialists and employers about their options. 'This is a chance for students and junior doctors to explore their options, ask questions, and gain insight into the many medical career pathways available right here in the NT,' she said. Students said expo helped them understand 'what kind of doctor they want to be' Students who have attended past expos said it has been very helpful in shaping their career path. Loni Schramm, a third-year medical student currently on placement at Alice Springs Hospital, attended the event in 2023 and 2024. Remembering the hands-on skills, she said she particularly enjoyed performing punch biopsies on chicken thighs with pathologists and learning how to use ophthalmoscopes to examine eyes. 'We were all impressed by the simulation stations, especially seeing consultants and retrieval doctors demonstrate advanced life support techniques like CPR in mid-air and how to intubate,' she said. 'But it wasn't just about the skills — the chance to speak directly with hospital consultants, remote clinicians, and other leaders in the field helped me understand what kind of doctor I want to become.' While in Alice Springs, Loni, who is also president of the Central Australian Remote Health Student Society, is now exploring rural generalist training pathways and hopes to work in remote NT communities in the future. It is expected that around 100 students, junior doctors and health service staff will attend this year's expo in Darwin. Those attending will also be entered into a prize draw. One of the top prizes includes a City Cave Complete Wellness Experience valued at $209, featuring a float therapy session, infra-red sauna, and massage. The expo is on Tuesday, June 3, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the ground floor foyer of Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Darwin Hospital.
Telegraph
18-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Why you're probably in the diabetes danger zone
Since I first began my medical career back in the 1970s, one health crisis has stood out starkly as the epidemic of our times: diabetes. It's estimated to affect 5.8 million people in Britain, causing 500 premature deaths every week and putting an intolerable strain on the NHS, at a cost of more than £10 billion a year to the taxpayer. My decades of work at the cutting edge of research into this complex, debilitating disease revealed for the first time that it could be reversed – as well as the exact way to do it. The groundbreaking findings now form the basis of the NHS's new programme to help patients beat the condition. And intervention is urgently needed. The latest figures show that over half a million more people in England were identified as being at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in a year in 2023 than 2022 – an increase of almost a fifth. The heartbreaking stories I've encountered in patients over the years, involving amputations, blindness, nerve damage, excruciating pain and shortened life expectancy, are multiplying far too rapidly. But the message I want to send, loud and clear, is that warding off diabetes and returning to full health, potentially permanently, isn't complicated. It's something everyone has the power to do safely, at home, in as little as eight weeks. How do you know if you're in the diabetes 'danger zone'? Many people in the diabetes 'danger zone' – the period in which blood sugar levels are elevated, but full-blown diabetes hasn't yet begun – will have no idea, as prediabetes tends to be symptomless. But there are people who are particularly at risk of developing the disease who should be especially vigilant. If there's someone in your immediate family with diabetes, or you've experienced gestational diabetes during pregnancy, your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes is higher. Certain ethnic groups, including people of South Asian and Afro-Caribbean descent, are also more susceptible. Men are more likely than women to develop the condition, while women's risk increases around the menopause. The causes of Type 2 diabetes aren't always what you think Too often, it's assumed that the primary cause of Type 2 diabetes is obesity, but this isn't the case. The relationship between weight and the disease is more nuanced than that. In fact, almost three-quarters of people with a BMI of over 45 do not suffer from it. Type 2 diabetes is characterised by too much sugar in the blood when the body is unable to produce enough of the hormone, insulin, which should control blood sugar levels, and cells throughout the body stop responding effectively to the insulin they do receive. The series of research projects I led at Newcastle University showed that it is actually caused by one factor: too much fat in the liver and pancreas. We showed that excess sugar in the blood is converted to fat, which is stored around the body, including inside the vital organs. If you continue to eat too much and exercise too little, at some point you reach your own personal fat threshold, when fat in the liver and pancreas start to impede their ability to function properly. When there is excess fat in the liver, it will produce too much glucose and also pass excess fat to the pancreas. This excess fat then attacks the pancreas's insulin-producing cells, leading them to malfunction. The result is Type 2 diabetes. All of which means it's possible not to be visibly overweight, but to still be in the danger zone – because even someone with a 'healthy' BMI might have gone beyond their own body's fat threshold. A better measure of when you need to take action is if your waist size is high or has increased in adult life, which indicates that fat may be building up inside those vital organs. Other signs you're in the zone include suffering from fatigue, feeling thirsty all the time or are getting up to pee more than usual in the night. People of all ages should be vigilant Historically, Type 2 diabetes has been associated with older adults, but one of the most shocking developments I've witnessed in my work is the explosion in numbers of young people developing it. In people under the age of 40, there was an increase in England of almost a quarter between 2022 and 2023, from 173,166 to 216,440. This is absolutely disastrous, because it's a much more vicious disease in younger people, who suffer complications sooner and die earlier than if they develop it later in life. Tragically, we're even starting to see young children with diabetes. To monitor whether your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, home test kits are available. Or you could ask your GP for regular blood tests, which are particularly important if any family members have Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes is a major wake-up call: approximately 25 per cent of people with prediabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes within three to five years, and up to 70 per cent will develop the disease at some point in their lifetime. With prediabetes, you are also at a much greater risk of heart attacks and strokes. Follow my plan, though, and you can reduce your blood sugar levels to a normal range within seven days, although it takes up to two months to address the underlying factors. Here's how to do it. 1. Short, sharp weight-loss If you're in the diabetes danger zone, however much fat you have in your body is too much for your own constitution. There's no escaping the fact that to get this fat from inside your internal organs, you'll need to lose weight. How much depends on genetics, body shape and your personal fat threshold, but most adults in Britain would benefit from losing at least 10 per cent of their body weight. In fact, to avoid diabetes, we should aim to stay as close as we can to the weight we were at the age of 21. I favour a short, sharp calorie deficit, which had become unfashionable but most people find to be less of a psychological burden. The perceived wisdom used to be that losing a lot of weight quickly means you're certain to regain it all, and more, but our research shows this isn't true – and that the benefits of this approach are enormous. When you go on a very strict diet, your body will tap into the fat in your liver as a source of energy because it's far easier to access and metabolise than the fat under your skin. The NHS uses this approach: a slightly longer programme of 800 calorie-a-day diet of soups and shakes with an optional 100ml of skimmed or semi-skimmed milk. This is followed by a carefully phased re-introduction of food and ongoing maintenance, avoiding anything ultra-processed and eating smaller portions than previously. Now, we have new data from a study run jointly with Glasgow University that shows after five years, the people who went through this rapid weight loss have required less than half the number of admissions to hospital than the usual treatment group. We also have new evidence from another study that if people keep off the weight for four years or more, their rate of heart disease halves. This is all reinforced further by the results one year after the NHS rollout of the programme, showing that around a third of people on it are now free from diabetes, which is hugely positive. 2. Focus on food, not exercise Losing a large amount of weight sounds daunting, but in my work with patients I've discovered a series of tips which make the process easier and more effective. Firstly – and this often shocks people – don't embark on a new exercise regimen. Exercise has myriad health benefits, and studies have shown that it helps to lower blood sugar, but it is not an effective tool for weight-loss in adults. Once the excess body fat has been lost, certainly the more active you are the better it is for your long-term health, and if you have a sedentary job, stand up regularly: it's been shown to significantly reduce blood sugar and insulin levels. 3. Find your body's optimum weight Once you've lost the weight and are out of the diabetes danger zone, it's vital to work out how much food your body needs to keep you at that level, so you must weigh yourself every week and write it down. Writing down what you eat is an excellent way to keep track, too. Maintenance might look different for different people – perhaps you might halve the amount of carbohydrates you put on your plate, or try intermittent fasting. I welcome the arrival of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy, but they don't encourage people to change their eating habits in the long-term. Sustained weight-loss is about learning a new skill; a different way of eating for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, there's no silver bullet. Find the foods that fill you up without putting on weight, such as fibrous vegetables and fish. The people I've encountered who have been most successful have all enlisted the support of their friends and family right from the start to help them stay on track. I'd go so far as to say it's impossible to do it without this. 4. Restricting alcohol is another must Alcohol contains almost as many calories as fat and most alcoholic drinks contain 200 calories or more, so avoid it during the short duration task of getting your weight down and keep an eye on it long term. 5. Stop snacking We don't need to eat between meals and we often do it out of boredom rather than hunger. If you feel a craving, go for a walk or find something else to occupy you until the next mealtime. When it comes, don't eat in front of the television, because the distraction often causes us to eat more. When you're eating, enjoy it. Life Without Diabetes: The definitive guide to understanding and reversing Type 2 diabetes by Professor Roy Taylor is out now
