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New England states receive high marks for child well-being
New England can boast three of the top five states in the nation for children's overall well-being, according to…
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CDC: Teen birth rates plunge, but racial disparities persist
NEW YORK (AP) – Birth rates are falling dramatically for blacks and Hispanics teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the…
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Mom delays cancer care to protect baby she says saved her
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — For Kim Vaillancourt, pregnant while staving off aggressive brain cancer, it comes down to this: "The baby…
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Terminally ill 5-year-old’s wish raises ‘right to die’ questions
Should physician-assisted suicide be legal in Massachusetts? Some say the measure helps people seeking to avoid a painful death, others believe…
