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'Bag of money up front:' Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff

'Bag of money up front:' Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff

As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them "a bag of money up front." That's the incentive on offer in Huntsville, Ont.
More US schools are taking breaks for meditation. Teachers say it helps students' mental health

More US schools are taking breaks for meditation. Teachers say it helps students' mental health

REX, Ga. (AP) — The third-grade students at Roberta T. Smith Elementary School had only a few days until summer vacation, and an hour until lunch, but there was no struggle to focus as they filed into the classroom.
Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges

Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges

America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere.
IBS and digestive trouble are in the spotlight on social media. Here's what you should know

IBS and digestive trouble are in the spotlight on social media. Here's what you should know

Are you spending more time in the bathroom than you’d like? Loads of TikTok posts show you’re not alone.
Younger adults are going public with their digestive problems. Experts say it's mostly a good thing

Younger adults are going public with their digestive problems. Experts say it's mostly a good thing

Lauren Bell was stressed out and just starting her first job post-college in New York City when she realized a bout of food poisoning wasn’t going away after weeks.
Think you have a 'summer cold'? There's a good chance it's COVID-19, doctors say

Think you have a 'summer cold'? There's a good chance it's COVID-19, doctors say

Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19. "I thought, ‘Really? It's summer,'" the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont.
Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament

Gambia may have upheld its ban on female cutting, but the fight goes on away from parliament

SOMA, Gambia (AP) — When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country's ban on female genital cutting , a centuries-old practice she underwent as a child and now fiercely opposes, she was deter
A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife's own story

A North Carolina Republican who mocked women for abortions runs ad with his wife's own story

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Federal judge rules that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and violates their civil rights. Chief U.S.
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

PHOENIX (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state as temperatures surged into the triple digits.
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