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New York Post
09-07-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Concerned mom finds disgusting creepy crawler in shocking place on baby: ‘So easily missed'
Be on the lookout for these bloodthirsty crawlers. Summer isn't all fun and games — it's also the time of year when creepy crawlers, such as mosquitoes and ticks, come out to play. As a result, one mom is urging parents to thoroughly check their babies after she found a tick in her little girl's ear. Advertisement In a TikTok video with over 15 million views, a concerned mama named Des (@desriggs) showed a close-up of her baby girl's ear with overlay text that read: 'Just your friendly mom reminder to check every fold & crack on your babies bc my daughter has been fussy all week & I just found this inside her ear.' Blink and you'll miss the tick living inside the cartilage of the suffering baby's ear. Advertisement The scary part is that in the event a tick bites a human — it can carry and transmit a variety of dangerous diseases, such as Lyme, the most well-known in the US, alpha-gal syndrome and Colorado tick fever. Oftentimes, people don't even feel the creepy crawler biting them — as the tick could live on a person for hours or days, feeding off their blood, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Beware of ticks in the hot summer months. shishiga – Ticks are most present in the warmer months — and they often live in tall grass and the woods. Advertisement Knowing all this, parents in the comment section of the video were thankful for the helpful advice. 'I do tick checks with my kids any time we come in from the woods and def could have missed that. Adding it to my list…' 'Omg! Never in a million years would I look for a tick in my kid's EAR?! I hope she's feeling better!' Advertisement 'I mean you're pointing your camera straight at it and I still had to come to the comments to see what was wrong. So definitely easily missed.' 'Urgent care worker and mom here… that's one I have rarely seen and as a mom I wouldn't think to check there either…' While this mom lives in the south, New Yorkers still have to be careful of tick bites as Long Island has seen an uptick in the bloodsuckers this year. Nassau and Suffolk counties specifically have seen the most ticks since the fall. 'I have friends working in the state and county parks, and the talk is, 'Oh, my God, it's so bad this year!'' Janine Bendicksen, director of wildlife rehabilitation at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown told The Post. Which ticks are attacking the Island? Specifically, the Lone Star, American Dog, and black-legged tick — which can all transmit a variety of illnesses — have been on the rise.
The Hill
08-07-2025
- Business
- The Hill
The 10 most pet-friendly cities for renters
For renters with pets, finding a home isn't easy — unless you're looking in Texas. Austin (80 percent), Dallas (79 percent) and San Antonio (78 percent) led all major U.S. metros last year in the share of pet-friendly rental listings on Zillow. One notable exception was Houston, which ranked dead last with just 38 percent of listings marked as pet friendly. Those findings come from a new Zillow analysis of 11 million listings nationwide, which showed that 57 percent of rentals allowed pets last year. But there was wide variance from city to city, with the Lone Star trifecta near 80 percent, while places like Providence, R.I. (43 percent), Hartford, Conn. (43 percent) and San Jos, Calif. (44 percent) were all below half. The pet-or-no-pet decision has become even more important in recent years as nearly 6 in 10 renters now have a pet, up from 46 percent before the pandemic, Zillow said. For landlords, allowing pets can pay off, since pet-friendly rentals tend to draw more views and are typically rented out eight days faster, the analysis found. 'In a market where renters have more options, allowing pets can make the difference in finding a tenant quickly,' Emily McDonald, Zillow rental trends expert, said in a statement. The rental marketplace company said almost half of those who have a pet have passed on a property because it was not pet-friendly, but the advantage to landlords varies from city to city. In New York City, pet-friendly units are typically rented 26 days faster than places that did not accept pets, the biggest gap of any major market. Tampa, Fla. (16 days), Columbus, Ohio (12 days) and Phoenix, Ariz. (11 days), all saw pet-friendly listings rented out more than 10 days quicker. Top 10 cities with the highest share of pet-friendly rental listings on Zillow last year:
New Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Matthew McConaughey champions relief for Texas flood victims
Texas-based actor Matthew McConaughey has often batted for his state. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that he leads the way when it comes to celebrities seeking relief for flood victims in Texas. 'At least 70 lives have been lost, many more unaccounted for, and countless Texans are hurting — inside and out,' the Dallas Buyers Club star wrote on his Instagram Stories. 'If you're able, please lend a helping hand where and how you can. It's gonna be a long road ahead, but right now the shock, the pain, and the chaos need the steady hand of a neighbor,' he added. 'Texans are some of the most resilient and generous people on the planet.' McConaughey has been a vocal advocate for his home state, particularly in promoting its potential as a significant film and television production hub. He has actively campaigned alongside other prominent Texas-born actors such as Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, and Renée Zellweger, to push for increased film incentives in Texas. McConaughey's deep connection to Texas is also evident in his career. He has starred in many films set in Texas, such as Lone Star, and films where his character embodies a distinctly Texan persona, such as Dazed and Confused. The actor rallying for flood victims further underscores his commitment to his home state.
Boston Globe
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Boston Globe
New England is seeing one of its worst tick seasons in years
New Englanders are used to dealing with a vast assortment of ticks, including Lone Star ticks, deer ticks that carry Lyme disease, and American dog ticks that can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. But this season is shaping up to be a particularly bad one, with a surge of tick-borne diseases and tick exposures across the country, especially in the Northeast. Related : Advertisement In June, visits to emergency rooms for tick bites reached their highest levels in at least five years in New England and other nearby states, according to data from the The trend is similar in Massachusetts. According to monthly records published by the state's department of public health, Advertisement Massachusetts State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown said that although the data doesn't capture visits to urgent care and primary care providers for tick exposure, it points to a real increase in interactions between ticks and humans in the state. 'This year is definitely an outlier for us,' Brown said. Thomas Mather, director of the University of Rhode Island's Center for Vector-Borne Diseases, said that higher levels of tick-borne diseases in New England are mostly caused by higher numbers of blacklegged, or deer tick, nymphs. The nymphs are around the size of a poppy seed, and about 20 percent of them in the New England region carry Lyme, Mather said. They thrive in humid weather. 'It's not related to how warm it is in the winter … if it's dry in the early spring when they first emerge, they start dying,' Mather said. 'Whenever there were low-humidity episodes early in the season in late May and early June, we always had fewer ticks and fewer disease cases.' All in all, New England is seeing more humidity in the spring and summer now compared to the previous two decades, said Ken Mahan, the Globe's lead meteorologist. This is a direct result of a warming atmosphere because warmer temperatures hold more moisture. 'When dew points push above 65, that's when a big change in available moisture can be felt,' said Mahan. '[There has been an] increasing trend in the number of 70-degree dew point days across Boston over the years.' Advertisement Deer tick populations are also positively correlated with the populations of small rodents and deer, the animals that serve as their most important food sources. Mather said that the migration of Lone Star ticks, which were formerly common only in the South, over the past five years has been the biggest change in the trend of tick-borne diseases in New England. Mather runs an 'Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts are right on the edge of the northward expansion of these ticks … Martha's Vineyard and Narragansett Bay are completely infested with them,' Mather said. Allison Cameron Parry, a professional bodybuilder and mother of two who lives on Martha's Vineyard, said that almost everyone in her family has Alpha-gal. After giving up meat and dairy, she has had to work harder to supplement those nutrients, which are necessary for her athletic training. Related : Cameron Parry also said she was worried about her 3-year-old son playing outside. 'Long grass literally gives me anxiety … We use a natural spray in our yard, because I have a young child. Unfortunately, the smaller the child, the bigger the risk, because they don't know to stay out of the bush,' Cameron Parry said. At a virtual panel held by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health last week, experts from Harvard and Boston University spoke about preventing tick-borne diseases. Advertisement Richard Pollack, senior environmental public health officer at Harvard University, recommended that people treat their clothes with permethrin, an EPA-registered tick repellent derived from an ingredient found in chrysanthemums. Pollack also advised people to 'You don't necessarily need to go to the emergency room to have somebody pull the tick off. You might be sitting for six hours, in some cases, before you're actually seen,' Pollack said. 'So just pull the tick off, save it, and then you can delve into what it was later.' Dr. Daniel Solomon, infectious disease specialist at Mass General Brigham, recommends that people take the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of removing a tick that was attached to their skin. 'By the book, the CDC would say that the tick needs to be attached for 36 hours or more [for a patient to take the antibiotic], but we don't know when ticks attach,' Solomon said. 'So if there's a tick attached, it's plausible that it could have been on there for a day or more, so take a single dose of doxycycline.' Brown, the state epidemiologist, said the increase in tick exposure should not discourage people from enjoying the outdoors. She recommended people use tick repellents, wear light-colored, long-sleeved clothing so it's easier to spot and remove ticks, and put their clothes in the dryer on high heat after returning home to kill ticks that are hard to see. Advertisement For pets, Pollack said that there were oral medications for dogs as well as topical ointments that can be applied at the back of the neck once a month to prevent tick bites. Patrick and Lily Marvin of Topsfield have three golden retrievers and have noticed more ticks on their dogs this summer when they go for hikes in Beverly. Two summers ago in Nantucket, one of the dogs, Kevin, contracted Lyme disease despite wearing a medicated collar. 'He was lethargic, didn't want to eat, and would cry whenever we gave him antibiotics,' Patrick said. He has since recovered, and the Marvins have been proactive about giving their dogs chewable tablets to keep them safe from ticks. The speakers at the panel also noted that there are vaccines in the works to fight tick-borne diseases. A This is welcome news to McCormack. 'Ticks are scary because they're so small and they carry such life-altering diseases,' she said. Angela Mathew can be reached at
Boston Globe
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
George Strait skipped the pyrotechnics and let his voice do the heavy lifting at Gillette
And that was even with the singer not seeming to exert himself all that much. Beyond flashing the occasional crooked grin, Strait didn't suggest that he was getting much of a charge from performing his songs, not even during the jumped-up Lone Star swing of 'All My Ex's Live In Texas' or the frisky and sly sexual bravado of 'The Fireman.' There was no particular animation to him, whether on the affectionately horny 'How 'bout Them Cowgirls' or the beachy Jimmy Buffett bite of 'Three Drinks Behind' or the thick sentiment of 'I'll Always Remember You.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Instead, Strait's voice did all the heavy lifting, and he sang with a simple authority that countered any stiffness he may have had otherwise. What's more, he never pushed too hard and tried to force either fireworks or emotion; he simply let the natural weight of his sturdy baritone do all the work. It worked wonders on the recrimination-free relationship collapse of 'I Can Still Make Cheyenne' and 'The Chair,' a slow dance of hesitance and loneliness, and it helped make a song as reflective as 'Troubadour' big enough to fill a stadium. Advertisement With his elder-statesman status established firmly enough that no one could question life-lesson songs like 'I Saw God Today' and 'The Little Things,' Strait stuck to the tried and true, though the Creedence-y swamp rock of 'Waymore's Blues' was an intriguing detour and 'Código' stood out for the crass audacity of basically being a jaunty honky-tonk jingle for his tequila brand. Instead, he leaned into the self-mythologizing that's always been built into his songs but has taken on substantial weight in the latter days of his career. 'The Cowboy Rides Away' and 'Amarillo By Morning' (the singer's avowed favorite of his own songs) may be four decades old, but that just means that Strait's been on the road singing them for four decades. Even if they started out as pure myth, truth has long since been embedded in them. With nearly an hour and a half to make his case, Advertisement Unlike Stapleton, opener Parker McCollum's energy couldn't match the magnitude of the stage. His songs and performance weren't bigger than life and he lacked the necessary charisma to create the illusion of intimacy and draw the listener in; even on revved-up numbers like 'Big Sky,' he performed them as though he couldn't bother getting worked up about it. GEORGE STRAIT With Chris Stapleton and Parker McCollum At: Gillette Stadium, Saturday Marc Hirsh can be reached at officialmarc@ or on Bluesky @
