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Physical therapy is 'the best-kept secret in health care'

Physical therapy is 'the best-kept secret in health care'

If you think physical therapy is only about rehabilitation after surgery or recovering from an accident, think again. For the vast majority, seeing a physical therapist should be about prevention, routine assessment and staying well.
Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel

Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It's now been two and a half years since the U.S.
Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says

Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.
'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

JASPER, ALTA. — This year, Kim Stark's kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree.
Manitoba man facing numerous firearm charges after gun fired in hospital chapel

Manitoba man facing numerous firearm charges after gun fired in hospital chapel

THOMPSON, Man. — A 33-year-old man from Thompson, Man., is facing numerous firearms charges after allegedly firing a gun in a hospital chapel.
In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty.
Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out.
Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press. Tennessee is an example of how this plays out.
In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty.
'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo's other end, and he tumbled into the dense grass.
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