- The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.03% with an average 0.5 point for the week ending April 27, 2017, which was up from the previous week when it averaged 3.97%. One year earlier the 30-year FRM averaged 3.66%.
- The 15-year FRM averaged 3.27% with an average 0.4 point, up from one week earlier when it averaged 3.23%. A year ago at this time the 15-year FRM averaged 2.89%.
- The 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.12% with an average 0.4 point, up from one week earlier when it averaged 3.10%. A year ago at this time the 5-year ARM averaged 2.86%.
Link Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often described as one of the invisible scars that firefighters and others accumulate after years of dealing with trauma in their jobs. Now the scars are invisible no longer. A new tool—the SPECT scan—is offering a new way for firefighters and others with PTSD to visualize their injuries. SPECT stands for single photon emission computed tomography, and it creates 3-D scans of the patient’s brain that look at blood flow and brain activity, KTLA reports. Those scans can then be used to generate a treatment plan tailored to the specific patient based on the visual effects of PTSD. Retired Firefighter-Paramedic Matthew Fiorenza, a PTSD sufferer, told the station that the scans also help make the illness more tangible. “Looking at a picture of my brain, it just took the stigma out of it,” he told KTLA. “It’s like, okay, I’m not crazy.”
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