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Two ways doctors are using contact lenses medically include the management of epileptic seizures and the improvement of color deficiency. Contacts and Epileptic Seizures Light sensitivity can be a major problem for people who suffer from epilepsy. Bright light can cause severe anxiety if a person is at risk of having reflex seizures, and regular sunglasses do not always help and can be cumbersome to wear indoors. But studies have shown that blue-tinted contact lenses may help reduce the photoparoxysmal or photo convulsive response that some epileptic patients have....

Available data shows that the virus is more severe in seniors and in people with chronic medical conditions, especially if they are immunocompromised or have underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or lung diseases like COPD. To get ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken action to protect its beneficiaries. This is what you need to know. The Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries COVID-19 has taken its toll on the Medicare community....

Medicare beneficiaries will be able to receive eight of the tests every calendar month at participating pharmacies and health care providers for the duration of the public health emergency, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) news release. President Joe Biden has stressed the importance of reliable COVID-19 testing access in the U.S.’s response to the pandemic, even as cases have been on the decline since the peak of the Omicron variant wave....

A Former CS: GO player, who goes by the name C9 TenZ (c9 stands for Cloud9), has now left the Valorant community in shock by already reaching the highest rank in Valorant. C9 TenZ belongs to the North American (NA) region and has joined Cloud9 very recently. The grind for this young sensation sure paid off when fans poured in thousands to his Twitch stream in order to witness the “First” highest-ranked player in Valorant....

The researchers believe that this malware shares the same features as of earlier identified viruses that were meant for computers attached to Iran’s nuclear program. This new software, Gauss is designed particularly to lift information such as customer data from banks as well as PayPal and Citibank in Lebanon. It is believed that earlier detected viruses, Stuxnet and Flame were developed by the United States and Israel. Gauss malware was discovered while researchers were looking for variants of Flame....

It’s not often a freshman kicker makes headlines, but we’ll make an exception for Julius, who weighs in at 259 pounds. MORE: Top 10 Nittany Lions of all time | Penn State recruiting flash Julius has already made the rounds on Twitter, where most everyone seems to like him. Julius, of Hummelstown, Pa., was twice an all-state selection after going 32-of-49 on field goal attempts. It looks like he’s off to a good start, too....

And his progress through the Monaco youth system into the first team mirrors that of a former club legend. His fast feet and eye for goal evoke memories of the great Thierry Henry, whose record Mbappe broke to become Monaco’s youngest ever debutant and goalscorer. With three goals and four assists in eight Ligue 1 appearances, Mbappe is already the envy of Europe’s top clubs. Despite his obvious ability, with attacking options like Thomas Lemar, Bernardo Silva, Valere Germain and Radamel Falcao at his disposal, coach Leonardo Jardim is in no rush to push the 17-year-old into his first team....

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How Wenger has dominated Tottenham Mustafi is intelligent, grounded and opinionated and when quizzed about his childhood in Germany over lunch at his favorite north London restaurant, it becomes apparent that the way he was taught to enjoy football by his father has helped mold him into the player he is today. “The place where I grew up [Bad Hersfeld] is a small city in the middle of Germany,” Mustafi tells Goal....

Owens then teamed with Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a conservative organization founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, to help launch the Young Black Leadership Summit where 400 Black youngsters gathered with President Donald Trump at the White House last year. Owens now heads Blexit, a group that encourages Blacks to ditch their liberal mindset and embrace conservatism, supporters of which were in force Saturday on the South Lawn of the White House to hear Trump deliver his first public address since testing positive for COVID-19....

The numbers drawn were 11, 16, 23, 24 and 30 for the white balls, while the yellow Mega Ball was 24, and the Megaplier was 3, according to the Mega Millions website. No one matched all five white balls and the Mega Ball to win the jackpot. But there was one big winner from New Jersey who picked the five white balls to win the $1 million. For an extra dollar, the winner could have tripled their money by playing the Megaplier....

First Five: 04-44-58-59-70Mega Ball: 03Megaplier: 3x Friday night’s 01/29/21 jackpot was worth $25 million, with a cash-value option of $18.6 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Tuesday (01/26/21) for the $20 million jackpot were: 29-49-56-66-67 with a Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday’s drawing, nor were there any tickets sold that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

First Five: 04-27-32-57-63Mega Ball: 22Megaplier: 3x Tuesday night’s 05/04/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $345 million, with a cash-value option of $234.6 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Friday (04/30/21) for the $319 million jackpot were: 08-19-26-48-49 with a Mega Ball of 05. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize winner from Friday’s drawing, but there were two tickets sold—one each in Florida and Texas—that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize....

First Five: 10-14-20-47-70Mega Ball: 15Megaplier: 2x Friday night’s 05/28/21 Mega Millions jackpot was worth $22 million, with a cash-value option of $15.0 million. The total jackpot could increase depending on the number of tickets sold around the country prior to the drawing. The winning numbers last Tuesday (05/25/21) for the $20 million jackpot were: 14-21-31-34-54 with a Mega Ball of 11. The Megaplier was 3x. There was no grand prize ticket sold on Tuesday, but there was a ticket sold in Pennsylvania that matched the first five white balls, and minus the gold Mega Ball, for the game’s second prize of $1 million....

Nobody won the jackpot last night so it will roll over to Tuesday night’s draw where it will be an estimated $410 million with a cash option of $308.2 million. However, three players won $1 million last night by matching five numbers. Additionally, 21 players each won $10,000 by matching four numbers and the Mega Ball and six players won $30,000 using the Megaplier which was 3X Friday night’s draw....

Now, researchers have found that these projects could have a negative impact on astronomical observations, supporting the views of many experts in the astronomy community who are concerned about the impact on scientific research. The European Space Agency estimates that there around 5,500 artificial satellites in orbit, of which about 2,300 are still functional. But SpaceX alone, for example, plans to launch an additional 12,000 into orbit—a process which has already started—as part of its Starlink mega-constellation initiative, which aims to provide low-cost internet to remote locations....

In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Fox revealed that she would love to be a part of a major comic book film franchise, adding that she’s had a lifelong appreciation for the stories. A stint with Marvel or DC would not only be a great next step for her career, but it would also help her get back to her roots as an action star. Soon after her revelation, the internet went wild with all sorts of dream castings and fan art for the actress, but ultimately, it was Poison Ivy who dominated the trending discussions on Twitter....

Napoli head into the Champions League clash ahead of PSG by a single point after three matches in Group C. But Ancelotti – who coached PSG for two years until 2013 – is wary of the talent at Thomas Tuchel’s disposal, particularly Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. World Cup winner Mbappe is among the favourites for this year’s Ballon d’Or, as the coveted award appears set to be won by someone other than Ronaldo or Messi for the first time since Kaka in 2007....

Time said Mbappe was a global superstar who “is the future of soccer.” Mbappe made headlines in September 2017 when he moved from Ligue 1 side Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain for a staggering 180 million euros ($207 million), a deal that saw the then 18-year-old player handed a reported monthly salary of 1.5m euros ($1.8m). But the 19-year-old’s stock skyrocketed during this year’s World Cup, where a series of phenomenal displays drew compliments from Brazil legend Pele on his way to helping France end their 20-year wait to win another World Cup trophy....

Succeeding Nelson Mandela was never going to be easy. During his 27 years in prison, he came to embody a people’s drive for freedom. As president, he reached out to the country’s former white masters. Sometimes given to rash comments, he was not beyond criticism. But his support within the ANC was unquestioned. Mbeki never had that saintly aura. A former exile, he maneuvered to defeat other candidates and win his place as Mandela’s heir....