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  • How one state reduced its overdose death rate by 32% in a year

    Stacker, Eliza Fawcett for Healthbeat|Jun 1, 2025

    How one state reduced its overdose death rate by 32% in a year Overdose deaths in New York state declined 32% last year, a significant drop that officials and experts attribute to the state’s efforts to expand harm reduction and addiction treatment services. An estimated 4,567 New Yorkers died of a drug overdose in 2024, compared to 6,688 in 2023, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 77% of those deaths involved an opioid like fentanyl or h...

  • How stress shapes cancer's course

    Stacker, Diana Kwon for Knowable Magazine|Jun 1, 2025

    A 3d render illustration of beta blockers inhibiting beta receptors. aipicte // Shutterstock How stress shapes cancer's course About two millennia ago, the Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen suggested that melancholia—depression brought on by an excess of "black bile" in the body—contributed to cancer. Since then, scores of researchers have investigated the association between cancer and the mind, with some going as far as to suggest that some people have a cancer-prone or "Type C" per...

  • A new parent's guide to keeping baby cool in summer

    Stacker, Arin Schultz for Naturepedic|Jun 1, 2025

    A new parent’s guide to keeping baby cool in summer Summertime brings warmer weather, longer days, and, for many new parents, loads of anxiety. Keeping a new baby from overheating is a major concern. The health risks are real, and your tiny one is unable to tell you when they're too warm. Naturepedic shares a quick guide to the potential health risks of baby overheating, as well as tips for keeping baby comfortable during this summer’s sun-soaked days and warm, muggy nights — because a good...

  • Teen tech trends and school cellphone bans

    Stacker, Evan Ullman for Spokeo|Jun 1, 2025

    Teen tech trends and school cellphone bans In early 2025, two of the largest school systems in the country took bold steps to keep students off their phones. The Los Angeles Unified School District in California began a cellphone ban during school hours, citing mental health and academic concerns. A few months later, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan for a similar “bell-to-bell” smartphone ban in all public schools. These moves reflect growing anxiety about teens spending too muc...

  • What hurricane season was like the year you were born

    Stacker, Tara Santora|Jun 1, 2025

    A train underwater, a beach road destroyed after a storm and a figure watching palm trees bend in the waves and wind. Photo illustration by Michael Flocker // Stacker // Getty Images What hurricane season was like the year you were born The fast winds, rapid rainfall, and huge storm surges of hurricanes make this natural disaster responsible for hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damages each year. Hurricanes have wreaked more havoc than any other type of natural disaster in the...

  • How long does debt relief take?

    Stacker, Richard Barrington for Freedom Debt Relief|Jun 1, 2025

    How long does debt relief take? There are a variety of debt relief options that can bring debt struggles to an end. It's understandable to want to know how long debt relief takes before you choose one. The short answer is that any debt relief process will take time. There are no instant solutions to any serious problem. The amount of time depends on the size of the debt, your ability to make payments, and which debt relief option you pursue. Getting a plan in place is the first step to...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Decatur

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Decatur Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Montgomery

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Montgomery Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Dothan

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Dothan Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Mobile

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Mobile Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Auburn

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Auburn Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Tuscaloosa

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Tuscaloosa Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Daphne

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Daphne Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Birmingham

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Birmingham Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Birmingham

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Birmingham Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Gadsden

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Gadsden Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Mobile

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Mobile Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Anniston

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Anniston Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Huntsville

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Huntsville Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Highest-paying management jobs for people in Florence

    Stacker|Jun 1, 2025

    Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock Highest-paying management jobs for people in Florence Managers are the glue holding companies and organizations together. At the executive level, managers are responsible for overall strategy and improving the bottom line. At lower levels, managers make decisions, build relationships, help customers, and lead teams to complete projects. Effective managers need a wide array of skills. They must be versatile enough to adapt to new initiatives, market changes, and...

  • Revamp your 5-to-9 after the 9-to-5 with this after-work routine

    Stacker, Arin Schultz for Naturepedic|Jun 1, 2025

    Revamp your 5-to-9 after the 9-to-5 with this after-work routine Surely you've seen the viral “5-to-9 before the 9-to-5” trend. But what about what happens after your 9-to-5? Your evening routine can make or break your quality of sleep, and it starts from the moment you get home from work (or log off for the day if you work from home). Naturepedic is flipping this trend upside down with a “5-to-9 after the 9-to-5” after-work routine that will set you up for your best night's sleep. Why is an a...

  • 7 digital travel fails hurting your summer bookings (and how to fix them)

    Stacker, Sierra Thomas for AudioEye|Jun 1, 2025

    7 digital travel fails hurting your summer bookings (and how to fix them) Summer travel season is in full swing, and for many Americans, that means jumping online to book flights, hotels, and excursions. For millions of travelers with disabilities, however, that process often ends in frustration. Inaccessible websites can make it difficult, if not impossible, to complete a reservation. This can result in missed sales, negative experiences, and long-term brand damage, AudioEye reports. While...

  • Where Americans earn the most from investments

    Stacker, Jaclyn DeJohn, CFP for SmartAsset|Jun 1, 2025

    Where Americans earn the most from investments Net capital gains, the profits from selling assets like stocks, real estate, or businesses, are a key measure of investment success and regional wealth. These gains are realized only upon sale and are taxable at preferential rates when held for a year or longer: 0%, 15% or 20%. Other investment incomes, such as ordinary dividends and taxable interest, which are taxed at generally higher income tax rates, or tax-exempt interest (often from municipal...

  • Dog breeds losing popularity

    Stacker, Taylor Johnson|Jun 1, 2025

    Fashionable trendy Maltese dog wearing pink goggles. BCFC // Shutterstock Dog breeds losing popularity Trends of all kinds fade in and out of popularity, and that goes for dog breeds, too. Though the Labrador retriever was top dog among American pet owners for 31 years, according to the American Kennel Club, the breed was dethroned by the French bulldog in 2022. Since then, Frenchies have held on to that top spot, according to the latest data released by the AKC in March 2025. Rest assured that...

  • It's harder for Americans to get access to prescription drugs, even with insurance, research shows

    Stacker, Tori Marsh for GoodRx|Jun 1, 2025

    It’s harder for Americans to get access to prescription drugs, even with insurance, research shows For Americans navigating the pharmacy counter, the price of a prescription is often just the beginning of the story. Behind that cost lies an increasingly complex—and often opaque—network of coverage decisions that determine which medications are available and under what conditions. New data from GoodRx Research reveals just how inadequate and restrictive prescription insurance has become. Medic...

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