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The federal government's new opioid prescribing guidelines may help doctors better manage patients with chronic pain who need consistent doses of pain medicines. For example, one patient takes tramadol regularly for serious pain caused by osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease.

CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain

The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the parliament in a vote of confidence session for his proposed labor minister in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Iran's president tries to appease public anger as protests spread to schools

President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran had "shortcomings" but said the unrest sparked last month by the death of a woman in the custody of the country's morality police was a plot by Iran's enemies.

Ukrainians celebrate as troops make gains

Ukrainians react to the gains made by Ukrainian forces in a military offensive carried out in recent days.

Summer Music Series: Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir San Diego

Our summer music series continues on San Diego News Now with this bonus episode featuring: Martin Luther King Jr. Community Choir San Diego

Matthew DePerno, the Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, speaks during a Trump rally on Oct. 1 in Warren, Mich. DePerno is being investigated for his involvement in an alleged scheme to tamper with voting machines.

The Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general is under investigation himself

Matthew DePerno, the Trump-backed nominee for state attorney general, is being investigated for an alleged plot to seize and tamper with voting machines.

File photo of Chinese American actor Anna May Wong, whose first film appearance was in 1922 was "Chinese Parrot," appears on Jan. 22, 1946. More than 60 years after her death, Wong will be the first Asian American to grace U.S. currency. INSET: Anna May Wong quarter.

'Momentous': Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong's US quarter

More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally.

University of California research and student employees are on strike at all of the UC system campuses. At UC San Diego several hundred union members walked the picket line, San Diego, Nov. 14, 2022.

University of California workers ratify labor deal, ending strike

The terms of the 2 ½-year contracts guarantee that wages will rise significantly for all workers — including up to 80% for some of the lowest paid.

A monk lights funeral pyres on Tuesday to cremate those who died in the day care center attack at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, northeastern Thailand.

Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated

Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's killings at a day care center.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has faced a backlash over videos that surfaced of her dancing and singing with her friends.

Why women are dancing in solidarity with Finland's prime minister

Prime Minister Sanna Marin recently took a drug test in response to criticism over videos of her dancing and singing with friends.

A surfer rides a wave in Oceanside, June 29, 2016.

Keeping surf spots secret a challenge in social media age

Surfing culture and social media clash in latest article from San Diego-based journalist.

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