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1. MS Patient Dies From Anti-Drug Antibodies. A reaction to anti-natalizumab (Tysabri) antibodies appears to have killed a Swedish woman with multiple sclerosis who received the drug.
2. Black Males Not Applying to Med School. Fewer black men are applying to, accepted to, and attending U.S. medical schools despite an increase in the number of overall applicants and uptick in matriculation among other minorities.
3. U.S. Birth Rate Hit Historic Low. Americans had fewer babies in 2011 than in any year before.
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