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Hundreds charged in huge opioid and healthcare fraud crackdown

14 July 2017

Charges have been brought against 412 people in the US for healthcare fraud, including a doctor who allegedly gave out 12,000 illegal prescriptions for opioids
A baby crying

Electrode can tell you if a baby is really experiencing pain

3 May 2017

Grimaces and squints can mean a baby is in pain, but can also be signs of hunger. Now a single electrode device can tell what a baby’s really feeling

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