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Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits

Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits

In 2015, there were nearly 43,000 such visits among kids under 6, compared with 22,000 in 1995, according to a study published Friday in the journal Pediatrics. The rate jumped from almost 10 per 10,000 ER visits to 18 per 10,000.
by The Associated Press

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A mother of a son with autism thanks a stranger who helped: 'Nobody does what you do'

A mother of a son with autism thanks a stranger who helped: 'Nobody does what you do'

At StoryCorps, Ellen Hughes tells Keith Miller, who also has a son with autism, how much it meant to her when he comforted her son Walker on a difficult visit to the ER last year.
by Lindsey Feingold and Aisha Turner

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Minnesota records first pediatric flu death this season

Minnesota records first pediatric flu death this season

Officials haven't released information on the age of the child or the region of the state where the flu-related death occurred.
by Nina Moini

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Feds charge 24 in alleged $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme

Feds charge 24 in alleged $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme

Prosecutors allege doctors got kickbacks for prescribing unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces to elderly and disabled patients and charging the government's Medicare program.
by James Doubek

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Porcupine barbs for better wound healing

Porcupine barbs for better wound healing

Surgeons would love to find a replacement for surgical staples -- one that doesn't aggravate wounds on the way in and out. Bioengineers think they've found the right model -- a porcupine's quill.
by Josh Cassidy and Laura Shields

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Drug industry middlemen to be questioned by Senate committee

Drug industry middlemen to be questioned by Senate committee

The Senate Finance Committee will hear Tuesday from executives from the biggest pharmacy benefit managers. Confidential rebates paid to the PBMs are expected to draw scrutiny.
by Alison Kodjak

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Prenatal testing can ease minds or heighten anxieties

Prenatal testing can ease minds or heighten anxieties

A variety of genetic tests are available to screen both fetus and parents. One option that's growing in popularity is called an expanded carrier screening. The results can be useful and overwhelming.
by Lesley McClurg

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MN Health: Medical marijuana eases cancer treatment symptoms for some

MN Health: Medical marijuana eases cancer treatment symptoms for some

A new Minnesota study of more than 1,000 patients supports evidence that medical marijuana may help reduce the severity of nausea, pain, insomnia and other side effects associated with cancer and its treatment, the state Health Department says.
by MPR News Staff

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