On the first ever papal visit to Iraq, Pope Francis said: "We know how easy it is to be infected by the virus of discouragement that at times seems to spread all around us." He was talking to a persecuted people, but he was also talking to every one of us.
Today is the 78th day of 2021 and the 89th day of winter.
Dear Doctor: Our neighbor was diagnosed with cancer in his right eye. It’s called ocular melanoma. I don’t want to bother him or his wife with a lot of questions, but I’d like to know more about the disease. Can you explain about risk factors and symptoms? How common is it? I thought melanoma was a skin cancer.
30 YEARS AGO
Various seventh-grade students made the Principal’s Honor Roll for a 4.0 grade point average. Pictured are, front row, from left, Jackson McCullough, Caber Johnson, Abigail Williams, Alyvia Williams, Cooper Young, Grace Rivas, Zayra Torres; back row, Andy Velasquez-Perez, Vince Jones, Jocelyn King, Kylee Hilterbran, Vallery Desantiago, Benjamin Christie, Jayden Bartlett, Samantha Hammans and Sofia Lopez. CDN
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As Pope Francis landed in Baghdad after the short flight from Rome, I was reviewing his words from an evening prayer service he held last March. That night, you could hear Italian ambulance sirens go by – this was no escape from the pandemic reality we were all facing.
Dear Doctor: I'm 27 years old and have itchy skin that my doctor says is psoriasis. It's not all the time – it comes and goes. Sometimes it's bad, and other times it's not that noticeable. I've heard that what you eat matters. Can my diet help prevent or control the condition?