Articles filed under Health Crises
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Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhereJun 01, 2022 7:00 am - OSUN, Nigeria (AP) - As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors ac...
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Young caregivers 'exist in the shadows,' offer crucial helpMay 31, 2022 7:00 am - PLANO, Texas (AP) - Ronan Kotiya leans over his father, fingers wrapped around a plastic tube he's about to slide from a tracheostomy hole in dad's neck. 'œ3, 2, 1, go,'...
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Young caregivers 'exist in the shadows,' offer crucial helpMay 31, 2022 7:00 am - PLANO, Texas (AP) - Ronan Kotiya leans over his father, fingers wrapped around a plastic tube he's about to slide from a tracheostomy hole in dad's neck. 'œ3, 2, 1, go,'...
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WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknownsMay 30, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but ackn...
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Study shows long-haul COVID-19 patients average 15 months with symptomsMay 28, 2022 1:00 am - A recently published study of long-haul COVID-19 patients at the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic indicates symptoms persist an average of 15 months. The ...
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COVID-19 update: Most suburbs at high risk, hospitalizations still climbingMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Much of the suburbs and the city of Chicago are now at high-risk COVID-19 community levels, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a...
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Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic pastMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is...
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Widespread disbelief over North Korea's tiny COVID death rateMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 ...
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U.S. making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sitesMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections...
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Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic pastMay 26, 2022 7:00 am - The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is...