The preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis is in short supply across the United States as infections soar, and more than three dozen leading public health groups are urging the White House to intervene. (Howard, CNN)
Read MoreThey say the first step to getting help is admitting there’s a problem. However, so many people nowadays, especially young adults, fail to realize just how addicted they are to scrolling, social media, and smartphones. If you’re concerned you or someone in your life may be spending too much time online, scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a new internet addiction “spectrum” that categorizes internet users into five groups based on their online habits. (Anderer, StudyFinds)
Read MoreA listener-supported radio station in North Carolina, WCPE, is planning to withhold the broadcast of six contemporary operas this season from New York's Metropolitan Opera, because of the station management's objections to the operas' content. It is a classical music controversy that echoes larger, nationwide culture war debates. (Tsioulcas, NPR)
Read MorePope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. (Winfield, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe number of sextortion cases targeting young people “has exploded in the past couple of years,” with teen boys being specific targets, said Lauren Coffren, executive director of the Exploited Children Division at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). (Moody, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will leap into online moderation debate for the second year running after the justices on Friday agreed to decide whether states can essentially control how social media companies operate. (Fung, CNN)
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