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NJ parents see hope after transplant denial outcry
A 3-year-old girl whose parents claimed she was denied a kidney transplant at one of the nation's top children's hospitals because of her mental disability is now being considered for the procedure, her father said Tuesday.Joseph Rivera said he and his wife, Chrissy, met with doctors at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Friday and were told they are now willing to consider a transplant for their

Murdered NC girl's father deported to Australia

The father of a 10-year-old disabled girl who was murdered by her stepmother in western North Carolina is back in his native Australia, despite facing unresolved criminal charges in the United

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Low birth weight 'may affect development of autism'
Low birth weight is an important environmental factor contributing to the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has found.

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Parents say disabled NJ girl was denied transplant
The parents of a 3-year-old New Jersey girl say she's being denied a kidney transplant because of her mental disabilities, but experts caution the situation may be much more complex.

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Furor in Greece over pedophilia as a disability
Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs.

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UN launches initiative to fight hunger in Afghan cities
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday a new food subsidy initiative geared towards providing Afghanistan's urban poor with guaranteed access to provisions despite the threat of food insecurity across the country.

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