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Sunday

The Connecticut-based Edgewell Personal Care Company said some samples of the Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 contained trace amounts of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. Edgewell Personal Care hide caption

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Georgia Linders got sick with COVID in the spring of 2020 and never recovered. Her ongoing battle with long COVID has prevented her from working. She spends her days advocating for COVID longhaulers like herself and painting, one of the few activities that doesn't wear her out. Georgia Linders hide caption

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Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

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Saturday

President Biden takes his face mask off on Thursday during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Kyle Planck, who has recovered from a painful case of monkeypox, has joined advocacy groups and pleaded with elected officials to make the antiviral pills TPOXX more available. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Getting monkeypox treatment is easier, but still daunting and confusing

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Delta-8 products are set for testing at Virginia Commonwealth University's forensic science lab. These products come in different forms and packaging, many of which are designed to look like candies or cereal. Crixell Matthews/VPM News hide caption

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States look to regulate weed alternatives like delta-8 as sales explode

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Friday

Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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Judy Heumann, center wheelchair, is given an ovation at the swearing in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service in Berkeley, California Tuesday, June 29, 1993. Judge Gail Bereola, left, did the swearing in, with Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock, standing left and sign language interpreter Joseph Quinn and Julie Weissman, right, in attendance with a large audience. Susan Ragan/AP hide caption

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Dani Marietti's "sterilization shower" in Helena, Montana, features cookies with abortion-rights slogans, such as "My Body, My Choice," written on them in frosting. Ellis Juhlin/Yellowstone Public Radio hide caption

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Thursday

The Biden administration plans to offer updated booster shots in the fall. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks during a briefing outside City Hall on Dec. 1, 2021. Breed announced a legal state of emergency Thursday, July 28, 2022, over the growing number of monkeypox cases. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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A box of Evusheld, an antibody therapy developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the prevention of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, is seen in February at the AstraZeneca facility for biological medicines in Sweden Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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