Articles filed under Health Crises
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Scientists explore potential connection between diabetes and COVID-19Mar 20, 2022 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. - 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 advice fr...
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COVID-19 case levels in Illinois stagnate, hospitalizations continue declineMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are continuing their steady decline, with 528 patients currently being treated statewide. That's down 21.9% from a week ago, accord...
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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,...