Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
The dangers of shaking babies have been recognized for over 50 years.
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Baby fractures skull after falling 11 feet from bannister into drain
A one-and-a-half-year-old girl suffered a fractured skull after she fell 11 feet off a bannister while at her babysitter’s home in San Fernando. Police said the toddler was in a stable condition at ...
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Woman nearing retirement wins big prize from lottery ticket in Virginia. ‘I was shocked’
A Virginia lottery player won $500,000 from a scratch off game, lottery officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash A Virginia lottery player who scored big on a scratch off game said he ...
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95-year-old missing for weeks is found dead 135 miles away at Arkansas Air Force base
Belva Day, a 95-year-old woman missing since February 6, was found dead on March 4. Arkansas Department of Public Safety A 95-year-old woman who disappeared in February without a trace was found ...
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Councilwoman hit child with a belt for stealing, Illinois officials say. She’s charged
An Illinois woman was charged after officials say she hit a child with a belt for stealing. Getty Images/iStock photo An Illinois councilwoman was criminally charged after officials say she used a ...
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Who is Nilam Shinde? Indian student battling for her life in US hospital after accident
She sustained multiple severe injuries, including fractures to her legs and left arm, as well as a skull fracture and a traumatic brain injury. Who is Nilam? Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old woman from ...
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College student vanished, then car turned up bloody. Now body found, Texas cops say
A photo of college student Payas Rohit Deo, who was found dead after going missing for just under a month. Pasadena Police Department A Texas college student who went missing in February was found ...
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Middle school teacher hit by car during science demonstration, Kentucky principal says
The teacher was talking and alert as she was transported to a hospital for evaluation, a news outlet reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Kentucky middle school teacher was hit by a car while ...
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Kerala: Class 10 student suffers skull fracture in fight, dies
As per the doctors, Shahabas had been placed on ventilator support after sustaining a severe skull fracture and brain injuries during the confrontation. The tragic incident took place on February ...
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Search for police officer fractures skull of wrong man
A Filipino nurse with family in Manila, three intertwined lives in Mumbai, a ‘self-made’ man in Karachi and the journey of a woman in Hanoi. Through four animations, the MigrationRhythms project ...
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Lottery player asks son to verify ticket — then drops to her knees. ‘I was shaking’
A lottery player was overcome with emotion after winning a jackpot prize, but first she needed some help verifying what she was seeing. Coletta Whennen of Newton asked for her son’s help after ...