TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1814, the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812.In 1943, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed supreme Allied commander.In 1973, Congress passed legislation allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to elect a mayor and council with limited authority.

Treatment for RMS depends on damage

Dear Doctors: At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the results last?Should open-heart surgery be considered instead?

Sister grows distant after woman moves

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m confused and honestly a little heartbroken. My sister and I grew up incredibly close – practically joined at the hip. We talked every day and leaned on each other for everything, and I always felt like no matter what changed around us, we would stay the same.

True conservatives always fight back

Alittle more than 10 years ago, Jack Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri, wrote a prescient essay in Time that declared, “Today’s Republican Hardliners Aren’t ‘Conservatives’ – They’re Revolutionaries.

Unemployed friend about to lose apartment

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is an immigrant, and he has been out of work for nearly two years. He has cobbled together enough money to scrape by, but if he doesn’t find a job soon, I worry that he will lose his apartment.

We should remind others they are cared for

In Sweden, there used to be a widespread belief that animals could talk on Christmas Eve.My Swedish mother read me stories about this as a child, and it is true. Apparently throughout Scandinavia, folks would give their animals treats so they wouldn’t speak badly of them.

Are Democrats desperate about Epstein?

For months now, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been the Democratic Party’s go-to subject for attacks on President Donald Trump. Yes, other events have presented an occasional target of opportunity, such as accusing Trump of murdering drug runners or wanting to hang Democratic Sen.

CIRS not considered an established diagnosis

Dear Doctors: My 31-year-old daughter has leg cramps, fatigue and brain fog.Her apartment tested positive for mold, and she was told she has CIRS. She started a treatment called the Shoemaker protocol. Are either of those medically recognized? Might other causes or cures be overlooked?

Family member needs break from caretaking

DEAR HARRIETTE: While most of my family members moved away when they went to college, I stayed in town.Fast-forward to 40-some years later: I’m still here, and I am the one everyone is relying on.

Stalking fake Lewis quotes online

Late in the movie “Shadowlands,” the C.S. Lewis character describes the role that books can play in real life.The famous Oxford don and author, played by Anthony Hopkins, notes: “We read books to know that we are not alone.