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Dr. Aiya Aboubakr

Dr. Aiya Aboubakr is an internal medicine resident at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and a contributor to the ABC News Medical Unit.

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Netflix edits out '13 Reasons Why' suicide scene from first season

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Cutting only 300 calories a day can cut your risk of diabetes and heart disease, study finds

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More than half of fathers receive criticism on parenting style: Study

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Parents may be the secret weapon in the battle against childhood obesity: Study

PHOTO: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News' chief medical correspondent, shares her story of life after suicide in her new book.
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton on 'Life After Suicide': ‘The recovery for me was definitely in stages'

PHOTO: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News' chief medical correspondent, shares the story of the tragic loss of her ex-husband in an effort to help others.
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From hurt to healing: Read an excerpt of Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s ‘Life After Suicide’

PHOTO: Cast members are pictured in this undated photo from season 2 of "13 Reasons Why."
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'13 Reasons Why' study finds bump in teen suicide following season 1 release

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For patients suffering with infertility, honesty may be a doctor’s best treatment

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A new treatment could deal '1, 2 punch' to Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other incurable cancers

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Marijuana edibles more likely to result in emergency room visits: Study