Articles filed under Health Crises
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WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not overSep 07, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review ...
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Candy, cash, gifts: How rewards help recovery from addictionSep 07, 2022 7:00 am - Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook earned small prizes - can...
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East Med especially at risk as world heats up, report warnsSep 06, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are warming almost twice as fast as the global average, with temperatures projected to rise up to 5 deg...
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Medicaid extensions for new moms grow, may run into limitsSep 05, 2022 7:00 am - States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when depression and other health problems can develop. ...
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EXPLAINER: Should you get a new COVID booster? If so, when?Sep 02, 2022 7:00 am - John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist knows it's too soon after his ...
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FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meetingSep 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig...
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More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
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EU regulator clears tweaked versions of COVID vaccinesSep 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Inc., tweaked to include pr...
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CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soonSep 01, 2022 7:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed updated COIVD-19 boosters, opening the way for a fall vaccination campaign that could blunt a winter ...
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White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot?Sep 01, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. That's at the heart of its campaign ...