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How To Teach Future Doctors About Pain In The Midst Of The Opioid Crisis

Around 20% of U.S. adults live with chronic pain. Medical schools traditionally haven't dedicated much time to teaching about pain and pain control, but one top school now has a mandatory course.

Joan Garcia became pregnant at 14 and gave birth at 15. She and her child travel by raft between the two shacks where they live in Navotas fish port on Manila Bay.

PHOTOS: Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Over a 10-year period, 1.2 million Filipina girls between the ages of 10 and 19 have had a child. The government is trying to change things. But the pandemic has made matters worse.

A man gets tested for diabetes at an event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for World Diabetes Day in 2019.

The WHO Knows Insulin Is Too Expensive. How It Plans To Drive Down The Price

Globally, half of the estimated 100 million people who are in need of insulin do not have reliable access. The World Health Organization hopes a "prequalification" program will help.

The Smithsonian celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch by projecting a 363-foot visual rocket.

For Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary, The Washington Monument Becomes A Rocket

Fifty years after the Saturn V rocket carried the astronauts to the moon, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is honoring the historic mission with a giant projection.

The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that it is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The move comes as climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires, hurricanes — such as Hurricane Florence in 2018 — and other hazards.

U.S. Formally Begins To Leave The Paris Climate Agreement

Under the agreement hammered out in 2015, the first day that countries can reverse the promises they made is Nov. 4, 2019. It will be another year before the American withdrawal is official.

New Yorkers on Manhattan's Park Avenue cover their faces last week.

Coronavirus FAQs: Is A Homemade Mask Effective? And What's The Best Way To Wear One?

The Centers for Disease Control is now recommending cloth face-coverings for the general public. If you have questions, we have answers.

Harvey Weinstein at a court appearance last month in New York. Already facing first-degree rape and other charges involving incidents with two women, he has now been charged with allegedly committing a forcible sexual act against a third.

New Charges Filed Against Harvey Weinstein Involving A Third Woman

The disgraced movie mogul is already facing first-degree rape and other charges in New York. Now, Weinstein is facing new accusations that he assaulted a woman in 2006.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from pad 39A on Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

SpaceX Launches Capsule Bound For International Space Station

It's a test flight with only supplies and a test dummy named Ripley aboard. SpaceX wants to demonstrate the potential for a company to carry astronauts into orbit.

To help protect the planet and promote good health, people should eat less than 1 ounce of red meat a day and limit poultry and milk, too. That's according to a new report from some of the top names in nutrition science. People should instead consume more nuts, fruits and vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, the report says. The strict recommended limits on meat are getting pushback.

This Diet Is Better For the Planet. But Is It Better For You, Too?

Less than a half-ounce of red meat per day: That's how much a new report says we should eat to meet nutritional needs and help save the planet. Americans on average now eat four to six times as much.

A pilot from the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, banks his F/A-18E Super Hornet through the nicknamed Star Wars Canyon in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

U.S. Military Jet Crashes In Death Valley National Park, Injuring 7 On The Ground

The crash occurred near a viewing area where park visitors watch pilots fly through a chasm known as "Star Wars Canyon."

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