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Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids aren't effective in treating neck, lower back pain, study says

Opioids should not be prescribed to treat acute neck and lower back pain, new research suggests.
Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even b
Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia but also media and McCain in rare network interview

Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia but also media and McCain in rare network interview

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden rarely gives network interviews, and when he sat down in the MSNBC studio on Thursday, it came at an especially busy time, with the Supreme Court having just overturned the use of affirmative action in college ad
South Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people's ages

South Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people's ages

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Korea campaigns to retire an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really are, children are among the few who seem most eager to stick with the past.
Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans

Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication's 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation's thought leaders an
Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs

Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs

U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.
$2.9 million gene therapy for severe hemophilia is approved by FDA

$2.9 million gene therapy for severe hemophilia is approved by FDA

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday approved drugmaker BioMarin's gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia, a $2.9 million infused treatment that can significantly reduce dangerous bleeding problems.
Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays

Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays

VANCOUVER — Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he's been known to "partake" in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together.
Educator and TV host Sue Johanson, who helped destigmatize the joy of sex, dead at 93

Educator and TV host Sue Johanson, who helped destigmatize the joy of sex, dead at 93

TORONTO — Sue Johanson believed informed sex was safe sex and she shared that message broadly, becoming one of the foremost TV sexperts in Canada and the United States when she was in her 60s.
National Geographic will end newsstand sales of magazine next year, focus on subscriptions, digital

National Geographic will end newsstand sales of magazine next year, focus on subscriptions, digital

NEW YORK (AP) — The familiar yellow-bordered cover of the monthly National Geographic will no longer be for sale on newsstands starting next year, part of cutbacks affecting the venerable magazine.
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