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The Subtle Baby Monitor Sign That Could Flag Hidden Eye Conditions

The Subtle Baby Monitor Sign That Could Flag Hidden Eye Conditions

!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement(‘iframe’);t.display=’none’,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement(‘script’);c.src=”//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js”,c.setAttribute(‘async’,’1′),c.setAttribute(‘type’,’text/javascript’),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src=”https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”;cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({“playerId”:”8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”,”mediaId”:”bea94644-cb73-4be5-8b8a-0007f15b0b08″}).render(“6a1d68c8e4b032392fa3a0f0”);}); It turns out baby monitors aren’t just useful tools for keeping an eye on little ones while they sleep. A former paramedic has shared how they can sometimes flag underlying issues with a child’s eye health “long before any other symptoms” might show up.  Nikki Jurcutz, who runs Tiny Hearts Education, shared a video on social media where a baby’s eyes looked different – one glowed white, while the other was black – on the baby monitor at night.  “This one sign can catch a childhood cancer long before any other symptoms, and every time we post this we have at least one parent reaching out to say it made them look, and what they found changed everything,” the Instagram post read. The expert shared how a mother noticed one of her baby’s eyes looked black on the monitor screen at night, while the other reflected the light as normal. Her baby was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (a rare childhood eye cancer) and doctors were thankfully able to save his eye and his …

Dear England review – Cringe-inducing Gareth Southgate drama makes even Ted Lasso look subtle

Dear England review – Cringe-inducing Gareth Southgate drama makes even Ted Lasso look subtle

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter “The important thing about football,” wrote the late novelist Terry Pratchett, “is that it is not just about football.” Any fan of the sport knows this innately: the 90 minutes of a football match can seem to contain humanity in all its multitudes. It’s an idea that playwright James Graham pushed to breaking point in 2023, when he wrote Dear England, a self-serious state-of-the-nation play about Gareth Southgate’s tenure as the manager of the England men’s national team. Now, that play has been made into a four-part BBC series – one that somehow makes Ted Lasso seem like a work of subtlety and restraint. Joseph Fiennes, reprising his Olivier-nominated stage role, bafflingly plays Southgate with the sort of tortured intensity usually reserved for films about war veterans. When he takes the England job, in 2016, he inherits a talented but discordant …

8 Subtle Signs Your Dog May Be In Pain That Even The Most Loving Owners Miss

8 Subtle Signs Your Dog May Be In Pain That Even The Most Loving Owners Miss

Our furry friends are the light of our lives. Is there anything better than the moment when you open the front door to see your dog, wagging their tail and covering you in slobbery kisses, letting you know how much they missed you? Dogs are so much more than just pets. One study showed that the bond with a dog can create a steady emotional support system by giving unconditional love and a sense of security, where people feel more emotionally balanced. Dogs are our constant companions, our work-from-home buddies, and our emotional support fur-balls. They take care of us, and in return, we take care of them, which includes knowing when they’re not doing well. Dogs can’t tell us when something hurts, and many instinctively try to hide pain until they simply can’t anymore. That’s why some of the earliest warning signs are so easy to miss, even for the most attentive owners. Here are 9 subtle signs your dog may be in pain that even the most loving owners miss: 1. Licking Dogs …

MIA review – the creator of Ozark’s new drama is as subtle as being mauled by a 12ft alligator | Television

MIA review – the creator of Ozark’s new drama is as subtle as being mauled by a 12ft alligator | Television

Miami, Florida is the US at its extreme. Ostentatious wealth is everywhere, some legal, some very illegal, most of it in a grey area between the two. All of it is propped up by the hard work and cherished dreams of immigrants, people whose fight for a better life is getting harder – those few who make it to the top having to decide if, now they are no longer being exploited, they are willing to exploit others. All that provides the serious subtext for MIA, a new drama created by Bill Dubuque (Ozark). But any thoughtful treatment of the immigrant experience it might have to offer is overwhelmed by the sheer silliness of the main story, a revenge thriller starring Shannon Gisela as Etta Tiger Jonze, a woman in her early 20s whose entire family is slaughtered by a drug cartel. Raging with grief and with nothing to lose, Etta restarts from zero, lying low in Miami’s Haitian community while plotting to kill precisely 12 gangsters: the bad guys she witnessed murdering her loved …

Energy Connection: The Subtle Art of Being Met

Energy Connection: The Subtle Art of Being Met

There are moments that don’t make sense and yet feel more real than anything else. You meet someone and something in you just… knows. Not necessarily romantic, not necessarily appropriate, not even something you’d act on. But there’s a recognition, an energetic click. A quiet, unmistakable yes. Some people call it love at first sight. Others dismiss it entirely, because they’re not used to paying attention to that layer of experience. But if you slow down enough, you start to notice that we are constantly reading each other, not just with our minds, but with our bodies, our energy bodies. And when the signal is clear, the connection is immediate. The Healer Anyone who works with people (therapists, body workers, energy practitioners) knows this terrain. You sit with someone, and if you’re attuned, you can feel them: their tension, their grief, their agitation. You don’t need them to explain it. It’s in the room. There’s a crucial distinction between empathy and compassion. Empathy is when you move into the other person’s energy. You feel what …

Subtle changes in everyday tasks can signal Alzheimer’s risk years before memory loss

Subtle changes in everyday tasks can signal Alzheimer’s risk years before memory loss

For many older adults, life is full of routines. Making breakfast, paying bills, shopping, driving, managing appointments and keeping track of medications are tasks done almost automatically. For most, these routines run smoothly, but for some, small disruptions begin to creep in. These small struggles matter. Perhaps it starts with uncharacteristically forgetting to add an item to the grocery list or misplacing a pair of glasses. Maybe a chequebook gets mismanaged, or a favourite recipe becomes harder to follow. These moments can be brushed off as part of aging or blamed on a busy mind. Yet, when these new difficulties persist over time, they may be more than just minor frustrations; they might be early signs of something far deeper. Understanding functional changes Daily functioning is a key measure of independence, reflecting not only memory, but the co-ordination, planning and attention required to navigate everyday life. Changes here are often subtle, and they can go unnoticed by family members or health-care providers. Clinicians have long recognized that loss of functional independence, like difficulty performing everyday …

King Charles III Delivers Subtle, Witty Commentary on America in Address Before Congress | National News

King Charles III Delivers Subtle, Witty Commentary on America in Address Before Congress | National News

King Charles III addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in a speech that reinforced the like-mindedness between the United States and Great Britain in what he described as these “turbulent times.” And while his remarks were cordial, frequently witty and drew heavily on the shared history of the two countries’ “special relationship,” they were also laced with subtext about America’s global leadership and responsibilities, its loyalty to its allies and its commitment to democratic values. Amid a strain in relations that has seen disagreements over the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and has tested the integrity of the NATO alliance, the king urged the U.S. and the United Kingdom to rededicate themselves to each other in service to the people of the world. He honored the foundational friendship and “consequential alliance” that the countries must continue to build on. “Ours is a partnership born out of dispute, but no less strong for it,” Charles said. “So perhaps in this example, we can discern that our nations are, in fact, instinctively like-minded, …

‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling | Well actually

‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling | Well actually

Humans have been jotting down their feelings and experiences for millennia. The earliest example of a diary is over 4,500 years old, written on papyrus by a mid-level official who helped in constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza. Since then, other noteworthy diarists have included Lord Byron, Virginia Woolf, Albert Einstein, Audre Lorde and also me. (One guess as to which of those intellectual powerhouses recently journaled about getting a tummy ache after eating too many Swedish Fish.) But many find journaling difficult, even embarrassing. On forums such as Reddit and Quora, users post, “Why am I embarrassed by journaling, even though I know no one will see it but me?” and “Why do I feel stupid while writing a diary?” “This is such a human feeling,” says Emily Chertow, founder of a series of guided workshops and events called Journaling Classes. Chertow says that because society emphasizes how we act, behave and present ourselves, “it can feel uncomfortable to show up as our full, unfiltered selves”. Research has shown there are some mental and …

Kate Middleton’s subtle tribute to Princess Diana with most sculpted dress

Kate Middleton’s subtle tribute to Princess Diana with most sculpted dress

The Princess of Wales looked so elegant on Saturday as she stepped out for the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey as part of the ANZAC Day commemorations. She debuted a new sculpted navy coat dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, her bridal designer, which featured bold white lapels, a wrap front, and boxy shoulders for added structure.  © Getty ImagesThe Princess of Wales attended the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey as part of the ANZAC Day commemorations Kate, 44, was perfectly coordinated when it came to her accessories. The wife of Prince William added a new bespoke percher hat by Jane Taylor, as well as navy pumps by Gianvito Rossi. © Getty ImagesPrincess Kate was tastefully dressed in navy Her mini bag was the ‘Nano Montreal Bag in Navy’ by Demellier, as identified by Royal Fashion Police on Instagram, and the finishing touches came in the form of her pear-shaped tanzanite and diamond pendant necklace by G.Collins & Sons and Princess Diana‘s diamond and sapphire double cluster earrings. …

Subtle Signs Of Boys Being Impacted By Manosphere: A Parent’s Story

Subtle Signs Of Boys Being Impacted By Manosphere: A Parent’s Story

After Louis Theroux’s latest documentary sparked a whole lot of conversation (and concern) over the growing popularity of ideologies shared by certain manosphere influencers, a parent has opened up about the subtle signs she noticed her sons were being influenced by such views years ago. For those who haven’t come across the term, the manosphere is “a collection of websites, social media accounts and forums dedicated to men’s issues, from health and fitness to dating and men’s rights”, according to Robert Lawson, associate professor in sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University. Yet it’s increasingly become associated with more extreme views – particularly anti-women and anti-feminist sentiments, as seen in Theroux’s documentary. The impact of this kind of content is concerning – and parents and teachers are seeing it trickle down to school-age children. Not only can it impact the mental health of boys and men, per UN Women, but it amplifies harmful sexist stereotypes, teaches dangerous social and dating behaviour, and makes both digital and real-life spaces more hostile for women and girls. Mandy Hickson, a …