Celeb Gist

In painting nurses at the height of the pandemic, a portrait artist learns what it is to depict brav

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One day in March 2020 I started coughing, and thus began my months-long battle with covid-19. It was the same day my beloved cousin Bob succumbed to the disease in an intensive care unit in Tokyo. He had been on the Diamond Princess cruise ship with his wife, daughter and son-in-law for an anniversary celebration, and that journey quickly transformed into a nightmare. I live in Bushwick, Brooklyn, across the street from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where the first patient to die of covid in New York had been treated. Read More...

Can I use Aquaphor on my dogs ears?

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A better approach than bandaging is to apply generous amounts of thick calendula cream, Aquaphor baby ointment, or other moistening, lubricating cream, to keep the tips of the ear flaps softened and reduce the buildup of scabs.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, can you use Aquaphor on a dog?Aquaphor is a topical ointment that can be used on a wide variety of superficial skin problems from wounds and abrasions to hot spots or rashes to dry skin. Read More...

How many migrant children are still separated from their parents -- and why?

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Nearly four months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite families separated at the border, 245 children remain in government custody, according to a new analysis of government data by the American Civil Liberties Union. The parents of 175 of the children have been deported, the report says, and 125 of them so far have decided to remain in the United States and pursue asylum on their own. The report was released this week, as President Trump ispromising a renewed crackdown on the record number of migrant families entering the United States and weighing whether to launch a modified version of the family separation effort to deter migrants from crossing the border. Read More...