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Veteran Chinese AIDS campaigner Doctor Gao Yaojie, right, talks with students about AIDS prevention during a series of university lectures in Shanghai, Nov. 30 2006. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Gao Yaojie, a pioneering activist who exposed China's AIDS epidemic, dies at 95

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If your ailing kiddo can jump without too much pain or complaint, it's a good sign they have a garden-variety tummy ache — not appendicitis. Jamie Grill/Getty Images hide caption

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Worried your kid might have appendicitis? Try the jump test

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Esther Lau testifies on June 20 before the California Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo's bill allowing teens with Medi-Cal coverage to seek therapy without parental approval. Senate of the State of California hide caption

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California expands insurance access for teens seeking therapy on their own

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