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Usually, when some "new" Harry Potter info hits the news cycle, I just roll my eyes girl, I knew about that years ago. But Warner Brothers just dropped a knowledge bomb on my Potterhead heart and I'm low-key pissed I didn't notice it before.

We're all familiar with the sneaky hidden messages hidden throughout the books and movies like how Severus Snape's first lines secretly proclaimed his love for Lily Potter or how Voldemort's cloak changed colors to show he was fading away with the death of each Horcrux. The costume designers didn't stop there, though. Apparently, they hid a ton of secret tributes to Salazar Slytherin within the wardrobes of the cast.

In celebration of Slytherin House, Warner Brothers Studio Tour London shared some close-up shots of hidden serpentine details from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I: the snakeskin on Narcissa Malfoy's dress, the snake head topper of Lucius' walking stick, and the angular hem of Severus Snape's cloak.

According to them, the triangular cut was meant to subtly replicate the forked tongue of a snake. Snape has always been fiercely loyal to his House and the design doubles down on this important aspect of his identity.

Albus Dumbledore once hinted that Snape would be better suited for Gryffindor, but this proves that Severus is a Slytherin through and through.

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Last week,we had to say goodbye toElephant (who turned out to be Tony Hawk) and this week, wesaid hello to guest judge and comedianGabriel Iglesias.

Tonight, episode five continued to stump the judges as Group B took the stage for playoffs and, of course, there was another shocking reveal.

First up, we started with Banana who gave the audience more clues about his country roots. So, of course, he performed Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus (pretty well we might add). The judges guessed Billy Bob Thorton, Ed Helms and Larry the Cable Guy (wait, what?!). Mouse came out strong and revealed that she spends time working in NYC and loves sitting down with a good romance novel.Next, the Frog gave us the clue CSI and told viewers, Not every frog wants to be a Prince. Did we mention he chose to perform 50 Cents In da Club? Jenny McCarthy is positive itsAlfonso Ribeiro, which honestly isnt a horrible guess.

Taco is back, baby. His clue package indicated he could possibly be dating (or married to) someone from a sci-fi franchise and he wears a hairpiece? All we know about this contestant is that we loved his performance of Bossa Nova Baby. Finally, Kitty hit the stage and sang Mercy by Brett Young, but not before revealing that she loves to draw and sew. And yes, we still believe its not Liz Gillies. Kittys performance this week definitely had the judges confusedwith their best guesses being Millie Bobby Brown and Sarah Hyland.

Unfortunately, the Mouse was sent home and was revealed to be Dionne Warwick. The bright side? Looks like the judges are two for five.

Guys, weve been thinking about it since last week, but after tonight's episode, we definitely believe we know who the Frog is...Bow Wow. According to his first clue package, this dapper amphibian "lept to stardom as fast as a lightning bolt," though he has never had a chance to do things his way. In the short clip, we also sawa bag of leftovers, a poster for the 1996 Olympic games and $106 dollars.

Hear us out here. Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow) has been in the music industry for years. He also rose to fame quickly, releasing his first album when he was just 13. Bow Wow's second album was entitled Doggy Bag, which could possibly be related to the leftovers bag. Not to mention, hes from Atlanta, where the 1996 Olympic gamestook place. He alsohosted106 & Park. This week's episode only fueled our theory, with his hints being CSI (Bow Wow was on CSI Cyber) and another basketball reference(thinkLike Mike,people!!).

So, the only issue with our prediction? His voice isnt a spot-on match for the young rapper. However, we totally think hes throwing his voice here. If they mask their face, why not mask their voice, right?

The Masked Singerreturns on Wednesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. PT/ET on Fox.

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In the past few years, as a surgeon, I have become increasingly aware of the scourge of the wellness industry. I am seeing patients who opt for diets, supplements or magical therapies instead of the less seductive though scientifically grounded medicine I have to offer. Like everyone else, I too am constantly bombarded with messages in advertisements and from well-meaning friends as to how this diet or that vitamin is the key to health, longevity, beauty and status.

At the moment, every time I turn on Netflix The Goop Lab appears as a show that I might enjoy watching. Given that Goop exists on a platform of misinformation, privilege and anti-science rhetoric, its safe to say that as a surgeon and health communicator I will not be contributing to actress Gwyneth Paltrows growing wealth by watching her pseudoscience.

The growth of Goop and of the multitrillion-dollar wellness industry is cause for concern. On the surface, it looks full of promise and hope. Dig just a little deeper, beyond the claims of all-natural miracles the energy healing, the cold therapy, the anti-aging treatments and what we find is at best a waste of money and at worst harmful methods that actually compromise your health. Research has shown that for those with cancer, using alternative therapies such as homeopathy or specialized diets led to people opting away from proven treatments and an increased risk of dying from that cancer. Make no mistake: What wellness sells is by no means harmless.

For doctors such as myself, the rise of this brand of wellness is distressing. However, medicine as a profession and a science has no doubt played a part in the genesis and growth of big wellness. For virtually the whole of its existence, medicine has disenfranchised women and to varying degrees continues to do so. Even as medicine has modernized with an emphasis on autonomy and resolving bias, it remains at times paternalistic and patriarchal. It comes as no surprise then that women are overrepresented in the wellness industry, both as consumers and providers.

Medical care has not accounted for what women need and want. Women are more often dissatisfied with medical care, feeling that it has failed to recognize their autonomy and unique biological and social needs. Women are more likely to have chronic illness and autoimmune diseases, both of which can be challenging to treat from a doctors point of view but even more challenging to live with.

Even among diseases for which we have made tremendous strides in treatment, female patients are often left behind. Women who experience heart disease are more likely to be subjected to misdiagnosis, inadequate treatment and poor outcomes. In the realm of pain management, women are more likely to be given anti-anxiety medication than painkillers, diminishing their experience with pain. Even in endometriosis, women face a wait of seven years on average until diagnosis. Women also remain underrepresented in research trials, with that absence translating to science that serves men well but lacks understanding of womens bodies and experiences. These differences are not explained wholly by biology but rather structural biases across the medical industry.

If you feel excluded by medicine, why wouldnt you look elsewhere? The wellness industry has filled a gap in health and well-being that the practice and science of medicine have left wide open. The wellness industry purports to be everything that conventional medicine is not egalitarian, hopeful and accessible. Even though it is elitist, privileged and full of falsehoods, it does not matter to those who seek its comfort. Its offering something that my profession, despite advances and improvements, has not been able to deliver consistently.

Last month, the head of Britains National Health Service delivered a stinging assessment of the growth of the wellness industry and the harms that the willful ignorance of science is bringing. Although it is entirely appropriate that health-care professionals fight the rising tide of medical misinformation, if we do not recognize and address our own role in its creation, the fight will be futile. Medicine needs to understand that we have contributed to the Goops of the world. The elevation of expensive and even harmful remedies is in part our own doing.

To truly ensure peoples safety, medicine must of course denounce dangerous, unnecessary and expensive snake oil, but it must also turn our attention inward and provide care that people need and want, communicated with compassion and supporting their autonomy. If we are to ensure that people are protected against medical half-truths and harmful remedies, my profession must move far away from the patriarchal practices that have alienated so many. Medicine has helped create this problem, and we must do better to be its solution.

Nikki Stamp is a heart and lung surgeon in Perth, Australia.

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Healthcare is evolving at an exponential pace. Healthcare is an industry that is currently being transformed using the latest technology; so it can meet the challenges it is facing in the 21st century. Technology can help healthcare organizations meet growing demand and efficiently operate to deliver better patient care. We had the chance to chat with Dr. Konstantin Rubinov, an NYC Dental Surgeon specializing in longevity and anti-aging with a focus on regenerative and cosmetic medicine.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer program or a machine to think and learn with the help of intricate, pre-programmed algorithms. It is also a field of study which tries to make computers smart. As machines become increasingly capable, mental facilities once thought to require solely human intelligence are removed from the definition. AI in healthcare aims to improve patient outcomes by assisting doctors and physicians in using the medical knowledge; which has been analyzed, downloaded and memorized by these systems, and provides superb clinical and medical solutions to modern medical problems that patients face.

AI systems have the potential to provide physicians and researchers with relevant, live, high quality data; from electronic health records (EHRs) to serve immediate needs. The first uses of AI are likely to be in the field of guided surgery and patient triage reports Dr. Rubinov. We are currently seeing increased surgical precision even over 3D printed surgical guides with companies like ClaroNav and XGuide, which are combining various types of 3D imaging technology to deliver real time robotic enabled surgical implant guidance.

A liquid Biopsy has the potential to monitor tumors in a way that is not invasive. The process separates cancer cells from blood samples and can completely transmogrify treatment for cancer through monitoring of the actual cancer cells by non-invasive means. To illustrate the difference, using todays available technologies, repeated biopsies are needed to study; the evolving tumor and present a big issue for the patient. It can be anticipated that in a few years, liquid biopsy will even become a supplementary procedure; to tissue biopsy procedures, says Rubinov. This technology has proven to be much more effective and detects when a disease worsens even before a CT scan can. Considering that oral and pharyngeal cancer is on the rise in the US; this advanced diagnostic technology has immediate daily application in our practice, states Dr. Rubinov

Anti-Aging Medicine, Plastic Surgery and the field of Facial Aesthetics is booming thanks to all the latest available bio-technologies in Cosmetic Medicine. As a veteran cosmetic dentist with 10 years of facial esthetics experience, Dr. Rubinov shares some of the latest Beauty Tech trends in Aesthetic medicine in 2020. Dr. Rubinov believes the biggest advances are in biological material science. The bio-active potential of new injectable Hyaluronic acid fillers and bio-stimulating materials like Sculptra, Radiesse and PRP are showing that we can reverse time when it comes to anti-aging and rejuvenation procedures by stimulating collagen and soft tissues even as we get older, says Rubinov.

One of Dr. Rubinovs favorite bio technologies is the use of blood plasma (PRP) and (PRF) in regenerative aesthetic medicine. While he uses Blood plasma routinely during surgical procedures to help regenerate both hard and soft tissues in the mouth; Using PRP in conjunction with the Derma Pen 4 yields the most beautiful results in facial rejuvenation. With microneedling PRP or The Vampire Facial as the procedure is called, we are able to flood the skin with growth factors and progenitor cells and watch the skin repair itself from years of sun and environmental damage. You become a believer the second you see 20 year old acne scars disappear, says Dr. Rubinov.

In terms of Beauty Tech, European brands are much ahead of their American counterparts. At the 17th Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress in Monte-Carlo 2019; SkinTech Pharma Group and the cosmetic pharmaceutical giant Allergan devoted huge sections of the show with, live demonstrations of their latest medical bio technologies. Many companies brought tech to the show, with the goal of making skincare and beauty more personal for their customers and providers. 3D Facial analyzers helped with virtual simulations letting clients see exactly what their before and after results will look like. Modface and LOreal both showcased a diagnostic tool to enable customers to virtually try on makeup. And Coty, a pheromone driven fragrance company has an Artificial Intelligence tool which allows one to find the perfect scent match.

Not only are these large brands investing in this futuristic spin on the beauty industry but so are smaller companies such as indie brands and startups like RegenLab PRP. Investments in this way are being made from everywhere because the barrier to entry is much lower; technology is not as expensive as it used to be and the analytics for these purposes are also more readily available, says Rubinov.

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Its a universally acknowledged truth that the topic of skincare is more popular than ever. An industry once hyper-focused on pimples and anti-aging has grown to prioritize wellness and become synonymous (and often conflated) with self-care. Once wildly personal, skincare has gone public, often verging on theaterwhether its a faux-casual selfie of someone eating pasta while masking or a highly produced video of a celebrity washing their face and getting dragged for doing it badly. Theres also an abundance of advice offered by experts and enthusiasts, sometimes the two unable to agree (and people having a hard time deciding whos right).

The world of skincare, in its sheet-masking, serum-applying, carefully-documented glory, is often touted as the great unifier for people of all skin tones, skin types and needs. Theres something for everyone, it claims, the inherent invisibility of products allowing the industry to be slow in its focus on inclusivity and avoid the discussion in a way the makeup sector never could.

Skincare remains another site of privilege where Black people continue the fight to be seen and heard.

Skin of color, in its rich variation of tone and slowness to age, is seen as impenetrable and strong, much like the people who possess it. Its a fallacy with complex ties to a system that has historically ignored Black people or purposefully denied them safe, effective care, and still makes it difficult for us to gain knowledge and achieve goals too.

Before the internet, skincare advice came by way of friends, family and magazines. It was in these spaces that one learned how to shrink a blemish, ways to slow down the skin aging process, and which products were necessary for a dewy glow. It was beauty secrets whispered and passed down, lessons learned by watching and copying.

But Black people rarely got to see their unique challenges addressed outside of trusted circles since these narratives were routinely overlooked by print magazines claiming to service everyone. Things changed with the advent of social media, where previously marginalized communities were able to connect in quasi-public spaces about the shared issues they were facing and address the outlets and brands that had been ignoring them all along.

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Melanoma Facts in Skin of Color// : : Malignant melanoma is a skin cancer of melanin producing cells which protect skin from harmful effects of the sun. : People of color are less likely than caucasians to get melanoma but they are much more likely to die from it when they do due to DELAY in DETECTION or ADVANCED DISEASE. : UV radiation remains the major risk factor in melanoma however in POC, it mostly presents in NON-sun exposed places such as the palms, soles, fingernails & toe nails, mouth, genitals & so are often missed. : UV-induced melanomas in POC does still occur given the wide range in shades of complexions, from very fair to very dark. : POC should perform regular monthly head to toe self exams of their skin. Unusual moles, scars, sores, lumps, blemishes or changes in skin texture should be professionally evaluated. : Most importantly, a thorough skin examination including of nails, oral cavity, gums, palms, soles, eyes & genital area should be performed regularly by a dermatologist. : Dark lesions on gums & streaks in nails should be monitored for malignant transformation. : Other risk factors for melanoma in POC include: albinism, burn scars, radiation therapy, trauma, immune suppression and preexisting moles & should be regular evaluated. #melanoma #melanomaawareness #brownskinderm #skininclusive #skinofcolor #slickwoods #skincancer

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Leading the charge are dermatologists, estheticians and enthusiasts, who talk about things like hyperpigmentation, how to identify skin cancer (often caught at a much later stage in Black women) and answer questions that are often still ignored by mainstream media.

If you look at major print magazines before the advent of online beauty blogs, most skincare articles and product advertisements within them did not speak to women of color, says dermatology resident Adeline Kikam, known as the @brownskinderm on social media. Weve just recently started talking about how to care for Black skin and hair on a national level.

These thought leaders with proven influence have shifted the very concept of authority. Whereas outlets and publications were once on the cutting edge, determining the trends and uncovering the next new thing, the roles are now often reversed.

One such influencer is Nayamka Roberts (also known as @LaBeautyologist), a trusted expert in the skincare space, thanks in part to her innovative 60-second rule. But it didnt start out that way. It took a while to find her people, Roberts tells me when we catch up via phone, noting that when she launched her Youtube channel in 2016, no one really cared about skincare or talked about it. Before focusing on skincare, she dabbled in natural hair and food but says the more she spoke about skincare, the more she realized people needed help.

Roberts, who notes she is the only esthetician followed by Barack Obama on Twitter, has nearly 150K followers on the platform, many of whom look to her for guidance about achieving glowy, luminous skin. Her 60-second rulewhich she says is an ideal time frame for allowing the cleansers ingredients to interact with your skin (and for you to interact with yourself), has become so big it often loses attribution. She, like many women of color who have had ideas or disrupted spaces, has seen her concept outsize her, co-opted into mainstream discourse and often leaving her nameless.

And while Roberts acknowledges the ways her work has outgrown her influence, she ultimately wants to educate. I dont really want people to be dependent on brands or even dependent on me, its all about empowering people to know how to take care of themselves, she says.

Dermatologists have also found their way into the movement, using their clinical knowledge to intervene in a space that has often overlooked women of color. Kikam uses her platform as a way to inform and educate, dispelling common myths and sharing products that speak to common concerns for skin of color. I wanted people of color to have a trusted space of evidence-based medicine related to their skin, she says. Since starting her Instagram in 2017, her community has gone global and grown increasingly diverse.

These thought leaders with proven influence have shifted the very concept of authority.

People of color everywhere demand to see themselves reflected in the way skincare is discussed, she explains. Unlike many other platforms her size, Kikam touches on lasers and aesthetics, a space Black people have been historically shut out of or hesitant to discuss due to cultural norms and ideologies that suggest black doesnt crack. Her willingness to shed light on these topics has created a judgment-free zone, where people are able to open up about conditions theyre often too embarrassed or nervous to discuss.

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//Lasers work by using wavelengths of light specific to & well absorbed by target structures in skin termed chromophores (melanin, collagen,hemoglobin, water, DNA or a foreign substance like tattoo ink) to yield a therapeutic outcome w/ minimal damage to surrounding skin. : skin of color' has unique characteristics that pose challenges to laser therapy; increased epidermal melanin, easily altered melanocytes(associated w/ greater post procedure pigment complications) & reactive fibroblast (promotes scarring). : #melanin has a wide absorption spectrum ranging from 2501200 nm, thus all visiblelight & near-infrared dermatologic lasers currently used in dermatology can target melanin. : At issue in SOC is epidermal melanin absorption of laser energy with resultant heat injury leading to hyperpigmentation & scar formation. : The safest wavelengths forSOC are those in the near infrared range; the 800810nm diode & the 1064nm (Nd:YAG) lasers most especially. Their longer wavelengths bypass the topmost epidermal layer of #skin prone to damage. : Longer wave-length lasers allow targeting of deeper structures in the dermis of skin such as hair while sparing the epidermis. : Contrary to popular misconception, lasers can be used in darker skin types albeit more cautiously, selectively & appropriately given greater risks of #hyperpigmentation & #scarring. Top uses of Lasers in SOC: #hairremoval Photo-rejuvenation: fine lines wrinkling, mottled pigmentation, Benign growths such as #dermatosispapulosanigra Skin tightening Pseudo-folliculitis #tattoo removal #acnescars Stretch Marks

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Shes also one of few dermatologists to discuss the long term effects of skin bleaching and conditions like hidradenitis suppurativa, an autoinflammatory condition that disproportionately affects Black women and results in painful lumps and discharge in areas like the groin and armpit. By being able to articulate her symptoms better to her primary care doctor and bringing up the possibility that she may have HS based on what she had seen on my page, she was able to convince her primary care doctor to refer her to a dermatologist, she shared.

Kikam says this happens often and while shes happy to be part of pushing the conversation, shes cautious of her role in a highly commercialized space. I think the information on skincare needs to be accessible and affordable across all classes and not come off as elitist and exploitative.

True inclusivity is specific and meets people where theyre at rather than demanding it happen the other way around.

Its this work that pushes the conversation forward, but the skincare industry still has a long way to go. True inclusivity is specific and meets people where theyre at rather than demanding it happen the other way around. Brands and publications could take a page from Kikam and Robertss books, and use their platforms to center and consider these skincare concerns rather than add them in later or pretend they dont exist.

We need education in both the clinical and social spaces, where people of color are foregrounded and given the same attention as their white counterparts. Until then, skincare remains another site of privilege where Black people continue the fight to be seen and heard.

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