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Thrush is a fungal infection that causes cottage cheese-like white lesions in the mouth and elsewhere, Cleveland Clinic explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026 -
There are sedatives such as xylazine, street-named Tranq, an animal tranquilizer that can cause fleshrotting skin lesions and is frequently mixed with fentanyl.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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With the margins so slim between the two teams, pitching injuries loomed large as the Dodgers’ biggest roadblock in their pursuit of the division title.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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It should be noted that the media is not permitted to speak with the Fever’s medical staff about players’ injuries.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Lady Gaga goes full mayhem in black and red at the MAYHEM Requiem world premiere in Los Angeles on May 14.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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But Le Corroller is definitely in charge here, orchestrating the squishy mayhem right up to the unusually bleak climax that fully delivers on the premise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Trips to detention hearings brought beatings.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Still, the agreement had left the door open for the Gossip Girl alum to seek damages and legal fees—though that option appears to be unavailable for the time being.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
13 May 2026
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While Capital One's lawsuit seeks damages, the bank said its primary goal of the litigation is to expose and deter bad actors and the firms that enable them.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Noel, who had developmental and physical disabilities, has been presumed dead for years but was never found until now, the FBI said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Special education teachers in the Salmon River Central School District of New York confined students with disabilities in wooden boxes, state officials say.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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But guidelines seek to balance the benefits of catching cancer early with possible harms, such as stress and pain from investigating suspicious spots that don't turn out to be cancerous.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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By providing nicotine to users without the harms from cigarette smoking, the pouches are now formally considered by the FDA to be a harm reduction aid for smokers who wish to quit and reduce exposure to toxic substances.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Patients with damage to the anterior insula and putamen show selective impairments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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While long-term abstinence can help, experts say some impairments may be only partially reversible, depending on how long and how much alcohol was consumed.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Mutilations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutilations. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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