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The New Jersey governor is firing back at the former White House doctor who recently commented on his needing to lose weight, saying she has never examined him and should conduct herself "more responsibly than that." NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports. (TODAY)

Doctors say new born babies have protection from the flu for 6 months of life if there mother got the vaccination while pregnant. NBC's Erika Edwards reports. (NBC News)

A New Hampshire school board member wants to shut down the high school football program, saying that football is too dangerous for high school boys. The board member, a retired physician, points to the risk of concussions and long-term brain injuries. His proposal has triggered a passionate debate. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)

A pair of South Carolina identical twins not only grew up and went to school together, they shared the same doctor, and gave birth within hours of each other. WIS's Taylor Kearns reports. (NBC News)

House leaders tried to take some pressure off Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., after his office finally issued a statement Wednesday night clarifying that – contrary to denials from his wife – he is in a residential treatment facility for what they describe as a mood disorder. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Mitchell Reports)

House leaders tried to take some pressure off Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., after his office finally issued a statement Wednesday night clarifying that – contrary to denials from his wife – he is in a residential treatment facility for what they describe as a mood disorder. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Mitchell Reports)

A medical report obtained by ABC News lists injuries George Zimmerman allegedly suffered during his confrontation with Trayvon Martin, including a broken nose, two black eyes, two lacerations on the back of his head and a minor back injury. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. (TODAY)

Dr. Laszlo Mechtler tells TODAY that after examining some of New York classmates who are plagued by uncontrollable tics, he has determined the girls are suffering from mass psychogenic illness. (TODAY)

Doctors are looking into a medical mystery that's left 12 girls at a New York school with Tourette-like symptoms, while an investigation at the school in December found no health hazards. TODAY's Amy Robach reports. (TODAY)

Renee-Nicole Douceur, the engineer rescued from a research station at the South Pole following a medical emergency, appeared with her doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital.  It has been determined she suffered a stroke.     (Nightly News)