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Today is Sunday, April 10, the 100th day of 2022. There are 265 days left in the year.
April 2022
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Medical breakthroughs can change your life; eating disorders
Q: There’s so much going on with new medical treatments, but are they actually making a difference in my health today? -- Gregory Y., Columbus, Ohio A: It’s been an exciting year in medical research, with more insights into how cancer forms and how to stop it, how genes operate, and how technology can personalize medicine. Every year, the Cleveland Clinic identifies the top 10 breakthroughs.
What’s the prognosis for ‘microvascular disease’?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old active male taking only thyroxine. I have no known health issues. In November 2021, I experienced a migraine with aura and have a slight vision loss in my right eye. After seeing an eye doctor, a retinal specialist and a primary care doctor, the only thing I am hearing is the term “microvascular disease.” This is based on the eye doctor’s examination. I am unable to find a satisfactory definition or prognosis anywhere I search. Any information you could provide would be appreciated. -- R.B.
Big 12 commish Bowlsby stepping away from role this year
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he is stepping away from that role later this year after a decade on the job. Bowlsby will remain the Big 12’s leader until a new commissioner is appointed. The expectation is that he will then transition into a new interim role with the league. The 70-year-old Bowlsby’s contract with the Big 12 goes into 2025. He has been Big 12 commissioner since 2012. He came to the league after serving as athletic director at Stanford, Iowa and Northern Iowa.
TMP soccer takes 2-1 victory
NICKERSON – The Thomas More Prep-Marian girls’ soccer team took a halftime lead and never relinquished it in Friday’s 2-1 win over Nickerson. TMP (3-2), which won 10-0 at Wichita-Word of Life on Tuesday, had its match on Thursday against Dodge City postponed.
Hays High splits pair in home opener
The Hays High baseball team settled for a doubleheader split in Friday’s home opener at the HHS field, winning 15-3 in five innings over Garden City in the first game then losing 16-10 in the second game.
Beulah “Aloha” (Ashley) Odle
Beulah “Aloha” (Ashley) Odle, 94, passed away on April 5, 2022. She was born on November 11, 1927.
Helen D. Mosser
Helen D. Mosser, 96, of Monticello, died at 6:24 a.m. Monday April 4, 2022, at home surrounded by her daughter and loving cat, Pepper. She was born May 27, 1925, in Hays, Kansas, the daughter of Patrick J. and Bessie Armstrong Deane. Growing up on a cattle ranch, she became a champion horse-woman in the 1930s and 40s. She married John D. Mosser on October 16, 1954, in Decatur, IL. Survivors include two daughters (who both still go by the Mosser last name), Patricia (Miles Cary Leahey) Mosser of New York City, NY and Amy ( James David Vance) Mosser of Evanston, IL; four grandchildren, Rosemary A. Leahey, John Mosser Vance, Andrew Rhen Vance, and Emily Giana Vance. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two brothers, Patrick Deane, Jr., and Robert A. Deane.
Johnny Ray “Big John” Meier
Johnny Ray “Big John” Meier, 64, Catharine, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at his home. He was born April 18, 1957 in Hoxie, the youngest of five children of John and Lydia (Werth) Meier.
Changing the perspective: The highs and lows as the voice of the Hays Daily News
As students, we study hard, spending late nights in the library testing our mental capacity so that we can build a solid foundation for our future. We go on ramen diets, budgeting around the cost of books, rent and tuition, all so that we can earn the job of our dreams.