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Pandemic does not stop rise in sexually transmitted diseases

Pandemic doesn’t stop ‘stunning’ rise in gonorrhea, syphilis cases
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Try these movements to loosen tight hips
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One person was killed and others injured in a shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California on May 15, 2022. On May 16, 2022, police are still on the scene as the investigation continues. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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Workshop offers clergy ways to protect their congregation during worship
A woman shops for baby formula at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as a nationwide shortage of baby formula continues due to supply chain crunches tied to the coronavirus pandemic that have already strained the country's formula stock, an issue that was further exacerbated by a major product recall in February. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

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Some children hospitalized in Georgia due to baby formula shortage
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Sofia Rosenthal is shown here receiving her COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, her 12th birthday, from Phoena Mack at Dekalb Pediatrics in Decatur. As a newly minted 12-year-old it was the first day Rosenthal was eligible. Her mother, Kristen Rosenthal, sat next to her to comfort her, as Sofia was not looking forward to the shot. But Sofia left proud of herself, said Dr. Jane Wilkov. (PHOTO by STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

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Georgia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate for young kids lags behind rest of U.S.
Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
Infant formula shortage has families frantically searching for supply
Powdered baby formula recalled after complaints of contamination
The Rev. Winnie Varghese, the rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street, gave a Sunday sermon titled “Rise Up,” in which she called the potential loss of abortion rights “Profoundly evil. ... The simple things are actually proper prenatal care, and birth control, sex ed and truth-telling, and access to medical care.” (Miguel Martinez / For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Religious women weigh in on abortion: It’s complicated
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. Officials this week released the CDC's most detailed report yet on nine cases of pediatric hepatitis in Alabama that have captured national attention. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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Mysterious hepatitis found in ‘several’ Georgia children
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