Articles filed under Health Crises
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Psychedelic "magic mushroom" drug may ease some depressionNov 02, 2022 7:00 am - The psychedelic chemical in 'œmagic mushrooms'ť may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found. The effects were modest and waned over tim...
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Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in AfricaNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts calle...
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FDA advisers meet on racial disparities in pulse oximetersNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they...
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Strong RSV vaccine data lifts hopes after years of futilityNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing bab...
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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malariaOct 31, 2022 7:00 am - Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the m...
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UK orders all England's poultry kept in to fight bird fluOct 31, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British authorities said Monday that all poultry and other captive birds in England must be kept indoors from next week after bird flu was detected in doze...
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CDC director tests positive for COVID againOct 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive again for COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky had mild symptoms Sunday a...
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'Unprecedented' surge in RSV cases filling up pediatric ICU bedsOct 29, 2022 1:00 am - At first, Logan Bentley had a low-grade fever and no other signs of illness. But several days later, the Geneva toddler had trouble breathing. His mom noticed his nostri...
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The fall COVID-19 surge 'has begun,' state health officials say, as hospitalizations riseOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are at their highest levels in more than a month, which Illinois Department of Public Health officials say indicates the start of a...
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African health official: Ebola in Uganda is under controlOct 27, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's Ebola outbreak is under control, a top public health official in Africa said Thursday, noting that local health authorities are doing wel...