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Ethan Hawke proudly walks with his daughter Maya to a special screening of The Last Movie Stars

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Ethan Hawke has gone into promo mode for his latest project: the new HBO Max documentary The Last Movie Stars. The acclaimed actor donned a director’s hat to help tell the story of the decades-long romance and partnership between Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. And on Sunday he arrived with his daughter Maya Hawke in his arms for a special screening at the Film Forum, a nonprofit cinema in the Downtown Greenwich Village neighborhood. Family support: Ethan Hawke, 51, arrives for a special screening of his documentary, The Last Movie Stars, holding hands with his daughter Maya Hawke, 24, in New York City Ethan, 51, arrives at the cinema with his daughter Maya Hawke, who is a rising star in the acting field. In a sweet gesture, the couple can be seen holding hands as they walk along the last block or two of the bustling streets. Beaming with pride, the four-time Oscar-nominated actor flashed a big smile as he wore a gray suit and white shirt, which he wore buttonless at the top and

Desperate Long Covid Patient Paid Thousands for Unproven Blood Screening Treatment: Report

A new investigative report out Tuesday found that long-standing COVID-19 patients are traveling overseas to try expensive and untested treatments for their symptoms, including screening their blood. But at least some experts are concerned about the trend, warning that this treatment lacks solid evidence to support its claimed benefits. The report is a collaboration between The BMJ and ITV News. The authors visited or interviewed patients who went to clinics in Cyprus, Germany and Switzerland hoping to find relief for lingering post-covid symptoms. These symptoms tend to include, but are not limited to, persistent fatigue, breathing problems, and cognitive dysfunction, or brain fog. The main treatment offered by this clinic is called apheresis. The patient’s blood is drawn, which is then “washed” and broken down into its different components of plasma and red blood cells. The blood is then recombined and finally given back to the patient via a different vein. The treatment is supp

Syphilis on the rise: dial up screening and "test it away" - InSight+

BETWEEN COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory viruses, doctors must now keep tabs on their patients at risk as the number of syphilis continues to rise in vulnerable communities, leading to calls for increased screening in those groups. According to National Infectious Disease Surveillance Report From 30 May to 12 June 2022, there was a “continuous epidemic” occurring in men who have sex with men (MSM), mainly aged 20–39 years, in urban areas, in women aged 20–39 years (both Aboriginal and Population). Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous) in urban areas, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in northern and central Australia. “This is a very significant increase. Syphilis is a serious infection and we need to take it very seriously,” said Professor Christopher Fairley, Director of the Melbourne Center for Sexual Health and Professor of Public Health at Monash University. Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum . There are f