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Insurance data shows a surge in spending on opioid treatment and testing
An analysis of insurance company payments, finds that emergency room visits and lab tests were responsible for much of the overall spending related to treatment and testing for opioid use.
Police investigate arson at mosque attended by Pulse Nightclub shooter
Early Monday morning, a fire broke out at the Florida mosque where Omar Mateen worshipped. Police say the fire was “set intentionally,” and they say surveillance footage shows someone at the site.
Some towns treat bikes as trendy, but in Reading, Pa., they’re tools
The city of nearly 90,000 is making an effort to become bike-friendly as a way to cater to existing residents — many of whom bike because they have to.
Hillary Clinton cancels campaign events following pneumonia diagnosis
Clinton abruptly left a Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony in New York City on Sunday. Her campaign had said she “felt overheated,” then later announced she was diagnosed Friday with pneumonia.
A good dentist is hard to find in rural America
A Wisconsin clinic provides free dental care so that poor rural residents can get their teeth fixed. But in most states people aren’t so lucky. Millions of people have no access to dental care.