Articles filed under Health Crises
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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How the Tylenol murders changed the way we package, consume medicineSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Tylenol murders 40 years ago prompted federal legislation and sweeping changes to product packaging that now are standard, changing the way Americans consume medicat...
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Cook County moves into low COVID-19 transmission level. Now look out for the flu.Sep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County and Chicago moved into the low category for COVID-19 transmissions, officials announced Friday. That's the first time since early May, the Cook County Depart...
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4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boostersSep 22, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted...
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Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreakSep 22, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities i...
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Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, careSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday. The study found fewer than half get t...
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Uganda confirms at least 1 case of Ebola hemorrhagic feverSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday reported that a man who died a day earlier had tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola. They said i...
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US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel saysSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It's the first time the U.S. Preventive Se...
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'Out of control' STD situation prompts call for changesSep 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases - including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year - are prompting U.S. heal...
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They ended wanted pregnancies. Post-Roe, they face new pain.Sep 18, 2022 7:00 am - Ashley Lefebvre hugs her unborn daughter's urn each night. Sarah Halsey treasures the tiny hat worn by her baby who lived just 38 minutes. Abi Frazier moved away from he...