Articles filed under Health Crises
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Abortion training under threat for med students, residentsApr 18, 2022 7:00 am - Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you'll find abortion. The first two procedures are part of standard physician education. ...
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Doctors suggest new names for low-grade prostate cancerApr 18, 2022 7:00 am - A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it's time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostate...
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Metra, Pace, CTA not changing mask policy yet while some airlines do after judge's rulingApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge's ruling throwing out the government's mask mandate on airplanes and public transit Monday has caused a bit of a free-for-all in the Chicago region and n...
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'Everybody struggles': Neuqua Valley students discuss mental health with surgeon general, UnderwoodApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Near the end of a conversation with Neuqua Valley High School students, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy asked the students to place their right hands on their hear...
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Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, EuropeApr 15, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of severe liver disease in children, and they think it may be related to a kind ...
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Michigan agency: Bird flu found in backyard flockApr 15, 2022 7:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in Livingston County, the state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said...
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It's not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in USApr 15, 2022 7:00 am - Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? 'œ...
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Appellate court allows state vaccine mandate on teachers, other public employees to continueApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration's mandate that certain categories of public employ...
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It's not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in U.S.Apr 15, 2022 1:00 am - Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? "W...
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Illinois averaging more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. That has health officials concerned.Apr 15, 2022 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct information about the Philadelphia mask mandate. Illinois is averaging more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day over the p...