How common is sexually abusive behavior between children? How should daycare centers respond?

Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centers, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector.

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FDA to ease copycat drug rules, speeding access to cheaper drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it will relax certain rules for approving low-cost versions of some high-priced medications, in an effort to speed up access to cheaper alternatives.

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Radiofrequency renal denervation lowers blood pressure in chronic kidney disease stage 3a, b

Radiofrequency renal denervation (RDN) yields a clinically meaningful and durable reduction in blood pressure (BP), including among those with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Hypertension.

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Measles outbreak in Utah, Arizona grows to over 130 cases

A measles outbreak in parts of Utah and Arizona not far from Las Vegas has grown to over 130 cases, according to public health officials in both states.

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Doctor tripped up by $64k bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay

Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home in February when another driver T-boned her Subaru, totaling it. She was taken by ambulance to the closest hospital, Platte Valley Hospital.

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Couple conceive with the help of an AI-guided sperm recovery method

After trying to start a family for nearly two decades, a couple has conceived with the help of researchers at the Columbia University Fertility Center. The case is described in a research letter published in The Lancet. It reports the first successful pregnancy using an AI-guided method developed to recover sperm in men with azoospermia, in which ejaculate contains little or no sperm.

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Q&A: The economic forces that drive prescription drug prices

Luca Maini, assistant professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, studies competition and regulation in pharmaceutical markets.

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Q&A: Bacteria research could be a gut-punch to inflammatory bowel disease

The group of lifelong intestinal conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, significantly impacts digestive health and quality of life for an estimated 2.4 and 3.1 million people in the U.S.

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AEDs in houses improve outcomes for cardiac arrest with shockable rhythm

For patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes improve outcomes but cannot be considered cost-effective at current pricing, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine to coincide with the European Resuscitation Council Congress, held from Oct. 23 to 25 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Could a cancer vaccine developed long ago hold the key to long-term survival in breast cancer?

A small group of women with advanced breast cancer received a vaccine via a clinical trial more than 20 years ago. Today, they’re all still alive. Scientists say that kind of long-term survival is almost unheard of for patients with metastatic breast cancer, and it’s what caught the attention of researchers now.

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