DEMOCRAT ALBERT D ROSELLINI

May 13 2026HEALTH

What stops female doctors in Punjab from getting screened or vaccinated?

Doctors know a lot about cancer, but not all of them take the same steps to protect themselves. A recent survey of 616 women who work in medicine in Punjab, India, found that only some get tested for cervical cancer or receive the HPV vaccine. The study shows that the type of job a doctor does, how

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May 12 2026BUSINESS

When water vanishes: How a break left a town high and dry

Downtown Lake Orion turned eerily quiet after a big pipe cracked early Sunday morning. On Monday, most shops stayed shut while crews worked to fix the damage. The loss of water hit restaurants hardest, especially since Sunday was Mother’s Day—a day usually packed with families dining out. One local

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May 11 2026TECHNOLOGY

Robots Learn to Move Like Us: Disney’s New Trick

Disney researchers have created a new system that helps robots imitate human motion more accurately, even when the robot’s body is very different from a person. The project, called “ReActor, ” uses a two‑layer learning approach that tweaks the original human movement and trains the robot to follo

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May 11 2026HEALTH

How Dutch hospitals connect patients to healthy living help

Dutch hospitals started adding lifestyle desks in 2022 to give patients a single place where they can ask for non-medical help. Instead of just treating sickness, these desks try to link people to workshops, diet plans or stress programs run by local groups. In the beginning, every hospital set up i

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May 11 2026HEALTH

Gut Health and Kidney Stones: What’s the Connection?

Doctors often notice that people with kidney stones also struggle with stomach issues. This new research digs into why that happens. Scientists compared the gut bacteria of patients with kidney stones to those with healthy guts. They didn’t just look at poop samples—they used surveys about stomach p

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May 11 2026BUSINESS

Making Bangor Better: How a New YMCA Hub Could Change the Region

Downtown Bangor is getting a big upgrade with a $57. 8 million project to build a fresh YMCA center. Older buildings can’t always keep up with modern needs, so replacing the current 45, 000-square-foot space with a newer 82, 000-square-foot building makes sense. This isn’t just about bigger rooms—it

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May 10 2026SPORTS

A Bold Leap: From Restaurant Tables to Fight Rings and Beyond

Alberto Crane, now 49, once worked at a café in Santa Fe where he met Amal Easton. The friendship sparked an interest in Brazilian jiu‑jitsu that would change his life forever. Instead of staying in the restaurant, he saved enough money to fly to Rio de Janeiro at 19. There he immersed himself in th

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May 10 2026CRIME

A Young Life Cut Short: Remembering Demetrius White

Demetrius White's life ended tragically at 22 in Haverhill, New Hampshire. His death, ruled a homicide in April, shocked many who knew him. A burglary suspect was later arrested, though details remain unclear. White wasn’t just another name in the news—he was a person with passions and people who lo

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May 09 2026SPORTS

Future Star Dakota Jordan Shines in Baseball

Dakota Jordan, once a top high‑school athlete who dreamed of playing both football and baseball in college, has found his true calling on the diamond. After going undrafted in 2024, he signed with the San Francisco Giants as a fourth‑round pick and quickly proved that his talent is real. Standing

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May 09 2026HEALTH

Do kids need X-rays so soon after arm fracture surgery?

Doctors often take X-rays four weeks after fixing broken forearms in children using a metal rod inside the bone. This practice started because it feels like the safe thing to do, not because anyone proved it helps kids heal faster or better. A new look back at old patient records asked whether those

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