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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

MAC-PD: Navigating Challenges and Solutions

MAC-PD (Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease) is a big challenge for doctors and patients alike. The usual treatments don't always work well, and they can cause nasty side effects. This makes it hard for patients to finish their treatment as planned. When someone shows up with long

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Feb 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

Speeding Up Healthcare Tech: COVID-19's Push and Pull

COVID-19 sped up the race to get healthcare technology up and running. The pandemic forced healthcare to quickly adopt new technologies to keep up with healthcare delivery, making everything move faster. Usually, getting these systems in place is tough due to complicated tech and human factors. Tec

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Feb 12 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Olympia Ohanian: The First of Her Kind and Swiftie

It looks like the Ohanian-Williams family tradition is changing a bit. It is interesting to see the kids of superstar athletes and entrepreneurs and business people often follow in their footsteps, excelling where their parents did. The issue is what do you do when your daughter's

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Feb 12 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Disney's New Look at DEI Programs

Disney has recently changed how they approach diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) programs. These changes come after many companies have been reviewing their own DEI efforts. Disney has decided to scale back. They decided to change the name of some categories. "Diversity & Inclusion" is now

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Feb 12 2025WEATHER

Stormy Days Ahead for South Carolina: What to Expect

South Carolina is bracing for a couple of wet and windy days. Meteorologists have flagged the next two days as significant weather days due to anticipated showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. The weather is expected to be cold and cloudy, with temperatures barely reaching the 40s. This chillines

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Feb 12 2025LIFESTYLE

The High Price of Love: Valentine's Day Flowers

Valentine's Day is coming up, and with it, the urge to buy that special someone a dozen red roses. But love might cost more than you think this year. The national average for a dozen roses is about $90. This is a bit more than last year. Why the jump? Well, it's not just about the price of goods goi

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Feb 12 2025ENVIRONMENT

The Path to Clean Energy - and the Roadblocks

A lot of people might think everything is doomed if someone in power opposes cleaner energy and pushes coal, but amazingly, it is not that simple. Let's start from the big picture. The United States has been making huge progress in producing electricity from wind, sun, and even cleaning up gas.

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Feb 12 2025OPINION

Gaza at a Crossroads: Trump's Radical Plan Sparks Global Backlash

There's a proposal on the table floating around the White House. The idea: get rid of every single Gaza civilian and relocate them elsewhere. Imagine if someone suggested moving a couple of million people suddenly and without warning. That is the gist of it. It might sound like something out of a Ho

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Feb 12 2025OPINION

Border Trouble: The Drug War is Real

The southern border of the USA is in serious trouble. We have a big problem with drugs like fentanyl flooding in. This drug is causing lots of deaths, especially among young people. Why are we letting this happen? Fentanyl is a strong painkiller that can kill you with just a small amount. The iss

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Feb 12 2025BUSINESS

Unpaid Bills and Job Losses: How the Trump Administration's Actions Affect US Businesses

The abrupt halt to the U. S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) operations has left both large and small businesses in the United States facing a serious cash crunch. The freeze on foreign aid has left critical contracts incomplete and unpaid. This halt has led to massive job cuts, wit

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