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As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection
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A lab chief's sentencing for meningitis deaths is postponed, extending grief of victims' families
A 12-year saga over a fatal national meningitis outbreak still isn't over
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Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings
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UK's Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis
Prince William is returning to public duties for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis
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UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker as sleaze allegations swirl over possible misuse of party funds
Britain’s governing Conservative Party suspended a lawmaker who is alleged to have misused campaign funds
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Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
Idaho families with transgender children are desperately scrambling for solutions as a state law banning gender-affirming care for minors has taken effect
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25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors
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Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a vote
Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute
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California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant
California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."
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Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak
The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids
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