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Doctor Marcel Blaya expresses the reason why yearly mammograms can save peoples lives
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Doctor Marcel Blaya expresses the reason why yearly mammograms can save peoples lives
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CBS News Miami is highlighting upcoming free mammogram events across South Florida, where women must register online in advance to receive screenings.
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Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a federal jury in South Florida found that the company was negligent in serving the woman more than a dozen shots of tequila before she fell and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury.
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