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Endometrial cancer treatment and body image challenges often go hand in hand. Here’s how to cope and rebuild confidence after treatment.

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In spite of the shutdown, tenants in federally subsidized housing programs like Sections 8 will continue to receive those benefits, at least through October, according to legal experts. HUD offices at ...