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Adolescents and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

One-in-four girls aged 14-19 in the United States have at least one of the five most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), based on data analyzed by the CDC. These five STDs are Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Herpes, Trichomonas, and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). This means that about 3,000,000 girls in this age group in the U.S. have one of these STDs.

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James Van Der Beek, A Dad We Felt Like We Knew

When a celebrity dad dies, it can feel strangely personal—especially when he was a devoted father to young kids. James Van Der Beek’s death at 48 doesn’t just close a chapter in TV history; it shines a painful spotlight on something many families quietly live through: kids losing a parent far too soon.