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#VitaminK #PediatricHealth #MedicalMistrust
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It's not just vaccines -- parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn't get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding.
#ChuckNorris #MartialArts #ActionStar
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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy -- sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents -- has died at 86.
#WrongfulConviction #Exoneration #JusticeSystem
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Chelsea man released decades after murder conviction won't be retried, prosecutors say
Prosecutors will not retry a Chelsea man who spent more than three decades behind bars for a 1985 murder he claims he did not commit, his attorneys said Wednesday.
#COVID19 #Pandemic #HealthDisparities
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More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds
NEW YORK (AP) -- The COVID-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official US count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.
#LocalTV #FreeAccess #NonprofitMedia
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How a local app has saved Pats games for Fios customers
When Verizon Fios customers across Massachusetts scrambled for a way to watch the Patriots-Jets game during the ongoing Fox blackout, an unlikely hero kept popping up on Reddit threads: a free local TV app called Local TV+.
