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Detail of the cover for Clinton Davis' album, "If I Live and Don't Get Killed," released on September 17, 2021.

Local banjo purveyor selects top 'picks' of 2021

We're listening to new music from Rhiannon Giddens, Apoorva Krishna, Nefesh Mountain, Tony Trischka and Clinton Davis.

MRSA, depicted above in yellow and surrounded by cellular debris, is the name of a staph bacteria that resists treatment by many common antibiotics. The image is from a scanning electron micrograph. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Why humans are losing the race against superbugs

A new report in The Lancet finds that in 2019, antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed 1.2 million people — more than were killed by malaria or HIV/AIDS. The problem is mounting in lower-income nations.

Pro-life activists participate in the 48th annual March for Life outside the U.S. Supreme Court January 29, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Activists look ahead to what could be the 'last anniversary' for Roe

On both sides of the abortion debate, activists say this could be the last anniversary before Roe v. Wade is overturned or significantly rolled back.

Lisala Folau (wearing blue printed shirt) says he swam for more than 24 hours after getting swept to sea by Saturday's tsunami, sits with other people of Atata island in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Wednesday in this picture obtained from social media.

A Tongan man says he swam for more than 24 hours after a tsunami swept him out to sea

Lisala Folau told a local broadcaster about his swimming journey, which lasted more than a day and took him to three islands. Social media users hearing his story are calling him "real-life Aquaman."

Carl Erik Fisher, psychiatrist and author of <em>The Urge: A History of Addiction</em>.

'The Urge' says calling addiction a disease is misleading

A psychiatrist says calling it a disease takes important attention away from racism and other things that are often associated with addiction.

Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable—and end the pandemic

Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.

"[The West is] about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine," Cumberbatch says. He plays a cattle rancher in Jane Campion's film, <em>The Power of the Dog. </em>

Benedict Cumberbatch digs into toxic masculinity in 'The Power of the Dog'

The British actor says the American West is "about as far from my lived experience as you can imagine." Cumberbatch got into his role for The Power of the Dog by spending time with real ranchers.

A box of ivermectin is shown in a pharmacy as pharmacists work in the background last year in Georgia.

Arkansas inmates are suing after being given ivermectin to treat COVID-19

Ivermectin has been hailed as a wonder drug for treating parasitic infections, but leading medical experts say the same isn't true for treating COVID-19.

A closed sign is taped to the door of the Main Street Pub in Clifton, Virginia, on December 30, 2021.

Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling

Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.

At-home antigen test kits are sold out in many areas of the country.

How much would you pay for COVID testing? Christine paid $434

People are paying hundreds of dollars for COVID testing because at-home antigen kits and free appointments that offer timely results are scarce.

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