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Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others
Doctors and medical device manufacturers promote spinal-cord stimulators as the answer to U.S. opioid crisis. But AP investigation reveals the device is more daRead Article
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Device treating pain draws thousands of injury reports
Spinal-cord stimulators treat people suffering from chronic pain. Device makers say they're safe. But AP investigation shows they're more dangerous than patientRead Article
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Medical device that treats pain shocks, burns patients
Medical device manufacturers push product that uses electrical currents to block pain signals before they reach the brain. They say spinal-cord stimulators helpRead Article
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Patients shocked, burned by device touted to treat pain
AP investigation: Medical device companies and doctors aggressively push spinal-cord stimulators as a safe antidote to the deadly opioid crisis in the U.S. andRead Article
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Spinal-cord stimulators mean big business for device makers
Spinal-cord stimulators are a fast-growing medical device. The global market has exploded from $300 million in 2001 to nearly $2 billion in 2017. The United StaRead Article
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Utility emailed woman about problems 1 day before fire
A woman who owns property near where a deadly wildfire started in Northern California says utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. emailed her last week about probleRead Article
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Fires put pressure on California utilities despite new law
California utilities again are facing severe financial pressures from the possibility that their equipment sparked catastrophic wildfires, including two now burRead Article
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FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller
U.S. regulators approve fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers in hospitalsRead Article
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Royals Harry and Meghan name kiwi birds 'gift' and 'sneeze'
Prince Harry and wife Meghan have examined the navel, nostrils and whiskers on New Zealand's flightless kiwi bird and got to name two tiny chicks on the final dRead Article
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$1,000 reward to nail thieves of California hammer sculpture
The artist who created an 800-pound (363 kilograms) sculpture of a hammer stolen from a Northern California community center is offering a $1,000 reward to nailRead Article
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The Amazon of its day, Sears' woes were years in the making
How the might have fallen: Sears, which was the Amazon of its day, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyRead Article
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Girdles and socket wrenches: Sears was the Amazon of its day
How the might have fallen: Sears, which was the Amazon of its day, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyRead Article
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Giant hammer artwork stolen in Northern California
Authorities in Northern California are looking for a hammerRead Article
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Odor from troubled rendering plant overwhelms neighbors
Residents of a northwest Iowa town say they're being overwhelmed by the stench from a nearby rendering plantRead Article
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Study: More than half of car seats installed incorrectly
Utah authorities say more than half of car seats are installed incorrectly, a concerning number given that vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for chRead Article
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California jury: Career criminal guilty of killing 2 teens
A Northern California jury has found guilty a career criminal who authorities believe to be the 'Gypsy Hill Killer" of killing two teenage girlsRead Article
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California jury: Career criminal thought to be 'Gypsy Hill Killer' guilty of killing two teens
California jury: Career criminal thought to be 'Gypsy Hill Killer' guilty of killing two teensRead Article
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Northern California jury deciding 'Gypsy Hill Killer' case
A Northern California jury has started its deliberations in the murder trial of a career criminal authorities believe is the Gypsy Hill KillerRead Article
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Oregon rejects protection for small redwoods forest predator
Oregon fish and wildlife officials have rejected a request from six conservation groups to protect a small predator that inhabits old-growth redwood forestsRead Article
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Oregon rejects protection for redwoods forest predator
Oregon fish and wildlife officials have rejected a request from six conservation groups to protect a small predator that inhabits old-growth redwood forestsRead Article
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Wofford rolls over VMI 59-14, 2-0 in SoCon
Joe Newman threw for two touchdowns, jump-starting Wofford's prolific offense in a 59-14 win over VMIRead Article
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California slayings suspect yells 'I am not guilty!' to jury
A career criminal accused of raping and killing six women in the 1970s in California yelled "I am not guilty!" to a jury at the start of his trial Friday for twRead Article
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California slayings suspect yells 'I am not guilty' to jury
A career criminal accused of raping and killing six women in the 1970s in California yelled "I am not guilty" to a jury at the start of his trial Friday for twoRead Article
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The Latest: Man accused of 6 murders yells he's not guilty
A man accused by Northern California authorities of raping and murdering six women in the 1970s has shouted at a jury that he is not guilty and never raped anyoRead Article
