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In this photo taken Feb. 15, 2017, anesthesiologist Dr. Ron Samet performs an ultrasound-guided nerve block at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Bathing the nerves responsible for certain types of pain in a numbing drug allows many patients to avoid or reduce use of potentially addictive painkillers after surgery, one way hospitals are reducing their own dependence on opioids. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Fuel cell vehicles available for sale or lease today in California. Image courtesy of Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association.
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A person is treated by first responders after a deadly stabbing attack on University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 1, 2017. (Emily Johnson via AP)
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A person is treated by first responders after a deadly stabbing attack on University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 1, 2017. (Emily Johnson via AP)
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This image provided by AstraZeneca shows the company's drug Imfinzi, known chemically as durvalumab. On Monday, May 1, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved Imfinzi, part of the new generation of immuno-oncology drugs, which help the immune system to fight off cancer. The FDA also approved a companion diagnostic test for identifying which patients are most likely to benefit from the drug. (AstraZeneca via AP)
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue pays for his lunch in the Catoctin Elementary School cafeteria in Leesburg, Va., Monday, May 1, 2017. After eating lunch with students Perdue unveiled a new rule on school lunches as the Trump administration and other Republicans press for flexibility after eight years of the Obama's emphasis on health eating. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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In this Jan. 9, 2014, file photo, Val Kilmer poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn. Kilmer wrote on Reddit April 26, 2017, that he’s had “a healing of cancer.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2015 file photo, Shannen Doherty attends the 4th Annual Baby2Baby Gala in Culver City, Calif. Doherty wrote on Instagram April 28, 2017, that her breast cancer is in remission. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
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In this April 18, 2017, photo, Soila Solano prepares to inject herself with insulin at her home in Las Vegas. Solano was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six years ago. Casino owners and their employees’ unions are attempting to rein in soaring prescription drug prices in an attempt to control their own medical insurance costs. They and Democratic lawmakers backing the bill also hope it would cap what diabetics pay out of their own pockets for insulin. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Illustration on Health care as a right by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista reacts after striking out against the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, April 30, 2017. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Iraq war veteran Colt Romberger pauses behind an American flag hanging from his trailer in Santa Clarita, Calif. Romberger is training his horse for a ride from California to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington in hopes to raise money for veterans causes and tell the public about the devastating effects Agent Orange has had on the bodies of now-aging veterans of the Vietnam War. His father, a Vietnam War veteran, died of a brain disease associated with Agent Orange. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017 photo, Roland and Carol Brumbaugh of Millersburg, Ore., return cans at Albany's BottleDrop redemption center in Albany, Ore. The Albany facility's intake of cans has nearly doubled since the state increased the deposits on cans and bottles to 10 cents. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Francisco Liriano throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday April 29, 2017. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Toronto Blue Jays' Justin Smoak hits a 2-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth inning in Toronto on Saturday April 29, 2017. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Arizona Diamondbacks A.J. Pollock (11) steals third during the fifth inning as Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado applies the tag, during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 28, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista reacts after popping out against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Friday, April 28, 2017. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)
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This image provided by Novartis shows Rydapt. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Rydapt for treating adults newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia who have a genetic mutation called FLT3. Patients would take it along with chemotherapy.The drug, known chemically as midostaurin, is the first new medicine for acute myeloid leukemia in 25 years, according to the company. (Novartis via AP)
