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A New Sort Of Consultant: Advising Doctors, Patients On California’s Aid-In-Dying Law

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A Berkeley doctor begins an unusual practice as a law takes effect this week permitting doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who request them.

Researchers Campaign Against Americans’ Sweet Tooth With Public Health Initiative

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The Sugar Science webpage spells out dangers from average consumption of sugar, including increased risks of diabetes, heart disease and liver problems.

California Doctors Among Those Charging Medicare The Most For Office Visits

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Billing data show that some doctors charge the government much more than their peers in the same specialty by deeming almost all office visits “complex.”