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Doctors caring for quadruplets born prematurely to a 65-year-old Berlin woman say the babies are still in intensive care, but…
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School-based art therapy in the UK is helping troubled kids get back on track, a new study suggests. Begun in…
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When teens take pills for depression and anxiety, doctors need to make sure they understand that sexual side effects are…
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Teen with Down syndrome aims to change traditional modeling standards
An 18-year-old Australian teen with Down syndrome has set out to change the face of modeling, as well as raise…
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7-year-old Georgia boy one of first in state to test experimental cannabis oil
A young boy is the first child at Children’s Hospital of Georgia to test an experimental cannabis oil to slow…
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