Articles filed under Health Crises
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Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shotMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. Th...
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US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemicMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more Americans drinking heavily or using illicit drugs - but apparently not smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking d...
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More than 30 companies to start making Pfizer's COVID pillMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer's coronavirus pill, the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool that neg...
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Big US gene database has volunteers from all walks of lifeMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - Scientists are getting their first peek at the genes of nearly 100,000 Americans in what's considered a uniquely diverse genomic database -- part of a quest to reduce he...
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WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases risingMar 16, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that firs...
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Diabetes & COVID-19: Scientists explore potential connectionMar 16, 2022 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis chalked it up to a growth spurt and advi...
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WHO: Evaluation of Russia's COVID shot has been postponedMar 16, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday its evaluation of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has been postponed for the time being, due to the 'œu...
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UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptickMar 16, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most widespread COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs,...
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WHO Chief: World's worst health crisis is in EthiopiaMar 16, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - As much of the world's attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday there's 'ťnowhere on eart...
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Chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from fluMar 15, 2022 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowle...