Articles filed under Health Crises
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Kane Co. health director says worst of the pandemic is over as schools openAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County school doors are reopening, an event that's set off alarm bells among local health officials over the past couple of years. But the county health department ...
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WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin colorAug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization described the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region as 'œthe worst disaster on Earth'ť and wondered ...
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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakesAug 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and ...
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Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors reportAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the ...
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Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in USAug 16, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday. The regulat...
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Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild' symptomsAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. She had been vacationin...
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Britain says monkeypox outbreak "shows signs of slowing"Aug 15, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country 'œshows signs of slowing'ť but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will ...
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US offers more monkeypox vaccine to states and citiesAug 15, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned - because of a strategy shift that allows more shots t...
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British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID boosterAug 15, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that includes protection agains...
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WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concernsAug 12, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogat...