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In this photo taken Wednesday, April 26, 2017, Rohin Sarin injects insulin into his arm at his house in New Delhi, India. Rohin is one of a growing number of Indians with diabetes, with the disease increasingly afflicting children and adolescents in the fast-growing South Asian country. Nearly 30 percent of India’s teenagers are obese, nearly twice the number in 2010, according to health ministry statistics. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)

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In this photo taken Monday, May 29, 2017, an Indian family enters a fast food restaurant in New Delhi, India. More than two decades of rapid economic growth has changed Indians’ lifestyles. People eat out more often, and prefer Western-style junk food such as burgers and pizza over traditional lentil and vegetable meals. The changes have brought a sharp rise in obesity, along with lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, even as India still has some of the world’s worst levels of malnourishment and stunted childhood growth due to a paucity of food. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin and Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna celebrate their victory over the Cincinnati Reds in an interleague baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The Blue Jays won, 6-4. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Voters appear to agree with President Trump that leaks of classified information to the press is an act of treason. (Associated Press)

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This image provided by the The New England Journal of Medicine shows a letter to the editor written by Dr. Jane Porter that was published in the January 1980 edition of the journal. A report released Wednesday, May 31, 2017 traces how this short letter in a medical journal in 1980 helped sow the seeds of today's opioid epidemic by helping to convince doctors that these powerful painkillers carried less risk of addiction than they actually do. (The New England Journal of Medicine 1980 via AP)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, discusses his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, accompanied by members of the California Nurses Association, discusses his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Professor Robert Pollin, a researcher from the University of Massachussetts-Amherst, gestures to a chart showing estimates of cost savings if a proposed single-payer health care bill was approved by the Legislature, during a news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. A report released by the California Nurses Association, done by Pollin and others, suggests that a 2.3 precent sales tax and a 2.3 precent gross receipts tax would help cover the additional costs to provide health care for all Californians. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, stands between a pair of charts outlining estimated cost savings concerning his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mike Bolsinger works against the Cincinnati Reds during first inning interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto hits a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning interleague baseball action in Toronto on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference at the Attorney General's office in Columbus, Ohio on May 31, 2017. The Ohio Attorney General sued five drugmakers for their alleged role perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic, accusing the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine speaks during a prenwss conference at the Attorney General's office in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The Ohio Attorney General sued five drugmakers for their alleged role perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic, accusing the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, stands between a pair of charts outlining estimated cost savings concerning his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, discusses his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Professor Robert Pollin, a researcher from the University of Massachussetts-Amherst, gestures to a chart showing estimates of cost savings if a proposed single-payer health care bill was approved by the Legislature, during a news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. A report released by the California Nurses Association, done by Pollin and others, suggests that a 2.3 precent sales tax and a 2.3 precent gross receipts tax would help cover the additional costs to provide health care for all Californians. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, accompanied by members of the California Nurses Association, discusses his single-payer health care bill at a Capitol news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2017.Shulkin is warning the VA is "still in critical condition" despite efforts to reduce wait times for medical appointments and expand care in the private sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2017.Shulkin is warning the VA is "still in critical condition" despite efforts to reduce wait times for medical appointments and expand care in the private sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2017.Shulkin is warning the VA is "still in critical condition" despite efforts to reduce wait times for medical appointments and expand care in the private sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)