Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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About 190,000 of state's new COVID-19 booster shots already administeredSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Nearly 200,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine booster targeting the highly contagious omicron subvariants have been administered throughout Illinois since becoming av...
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US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drugSep 15, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could r...
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Pritzker lifts final COVID mitigation for classroomsSep 15, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday lifted his COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated workers in Illinois schools and day care centers, essentially marking a full retu...
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WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020Sep 14, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic ...