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Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now, doctors are increasingly seeing a different type of patient suffering from this extremely painful condition, especially during the summer.Kidney stones, hard deposits of minerals and salts that can get trapped in the urinary tract, are now occurring in younger people, particularly teenage girls, emerging data shows. Experts aren't sure why more children and teens are developing the condition, but they speculate a combination of factors is to blame, including diets rich in ultra-processed foods, increased use of antibiotics at a young age and climate change…

From movies about fiery skies to an ensemble travel comedy starring Stephanie Hsu, July releases herald the summer of 2023. Joining the list of blockbuster movie hits are some of the year's most promising festival films, including "Kokomo City", a beautiful and challenging documentary about transgender people. sex workers, and Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated “Barbie,” whose competitive release date has inspired an endless series of queer coding. memes and tweets.Due to the timing of the Emmy Awards, July has become a difficult month for television, and this year is no different. Some gritty series, like the beloved and famously snubbed…

Hundreds of soldiers from the Wagner paramilitary organization have been seen leaving the Central African Republic in recent days, raising questions about whether Moscow is purging the group after its mutiny in Russia last month.More than 600 Wagner Group employees were seen leaving the airport in the capital Bangui this week, according to members of non-governmental organizations and analysts who track events in the Central African Republic (CAR). NBC News obtained video that appears to show dozens of uniformed Wagner agents at a military base in Bangui this week. Gathered near a helipad, they sorted through bags and other belongings…

An 8-year-old French boy was rescued this Friday by firefighters after falling into a volcanic crater in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) about 100 meters deep, as updated by the Galapagos National Park in a statement.The event occurred in one of the two craters that make up the Los Gemelos complex, one of the tourist attractions on the island of Santa Cruz, the most populated in the Ecuadorian archipelago, located in the center of the island area.(You may be interested: An old woman who woke up in a coffin during her own wake in Ecuador died). The boy, who according to…