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Heart disease risk may start in the womb

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A child's hand with a pulse oximeter on it

Pediatric surgery program cuts opioid use by 56%

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Fewer than half of NIH-funded studies break down findings by sex

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A doctor in scrubs and a mask stands over a patient partially in an MRI machine

Study of Ukrainian war amputees finds most recover from pain and trauma

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