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Chile girl improving after separation twin
(AP) -- Doctors in Chile are optimistic about the survival of a 10-month-old girl who was separated from a conjoined twin who died following the surgery.
Dec 20, 2011
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Chile bans marketing of toys in children's food
(AP) — A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast-food by forcing McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with children's meals.
Aug 2, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chile reports more than 7,000 virus deaths under new counting method
Chile nearly doubled its coronavirus death toll Saturday to more than 7,000 under a new tallying method that includes probable fatalities from COVID-19.
Jun 20, 2020
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Chile confirms first case of Omicron variant
Chile said Saturday it had found its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a traveler who arrived late last month from Ghana.
Dec 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
National school-based mental health intervention improves outcomes for at-risk students
A national school-based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and academic outcomes, ...
Sep 22, 2015
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With 73% vaccinated, Chile relaxes COVID restrictions
Chile, with over 73 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, announced Thursday it would relax pandemic restrictions but keep its borders closed.
Jul 9, 2021
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Chile's Bachelet sends abortion bill to Congress
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet on Saturday pressed ahead with plans to decriminalize abortion in certain cases, a decades-old taboo in one of Latin America's most socially conservative countries.
Feb 1, 2015
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UN urges Chile to allow abortion in some cases
The UN Human Rights Committee asked Chile Thursday to make exceptions to its ban on abortion in cases of rape, incest and the health of the mother.
Jul 24, 2014
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Chilean Congress takes first step towards legal abortion
Chile's Congress took its first step Tuesday toward legalizing abortion in some cases, a practice that has been legally banned for decades in the socially conservative nation.
Aug 5, 2015
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Safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals save lives and lower costs
A new study published in The Lancet Global Health showed that establishing safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals in Chile could save lives, prevent readmissions, shorten hospital stays, and reduce costs.
Jul 6, 2021
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