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Scientific breakthroughs also offer hope. A drug called lenacapavir is emerging as a more potent weapon to prevent HIV/AIDS; it can be taken by injection once every six months and virtually eliminates ...

Nowadays, people lie in bed all night, yet they still can't sleep. Let us explain what causes sleeplessness at night. Why do ...

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...