Shefali Luthra, web reporter, covers consumer issues in health care. Her work has appeared in news outlets such as The Washington Post, CNN Health and npr.
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Speaking about a recent federal advisory on marijuana, Jerome Adams, U.S. surgeon general, put a new spin on long-standing admonitions about the drug.

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From crib to court: Trump administration summons immigrant infants
A total of 1,500 'unaccompanied' children, from newborns to age 3, have been called in to immigration court since 1 October 2015, according to U.S. Justice Department data.

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Toddlers face immigration hearings in U.S. courts alone
As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the U.S. border, immigrant children as young as 3 are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C.

Toddlers face immigration hearings in U.S. courts alone
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The Trump administration has detained 2,322 children 12 years old or younger amid its border crackdown.

Thousands of children younger than 13 detained under U.S. border policy
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