Articles filed under Health Crises
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Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plungesMay 10, 2022 7:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral mutants as t...
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Rare cases of COVID returning pose questions for Pfizer pillMay 09, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As more doctors prescribe Pfizer's powerful COVID-19 pill, new questions are emerging about its performance, including why a small number of patients a...
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Constable: Geneva mother's book about child with disabilities opens window to inclusionMay 07, 2022 1:00 am - As the mother of three young girls in Geneva, Anitra Rowe Schulte developed a familiar habit. “My kids and I were going to the library constantly,” Schulte says. “We'd c...
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Avian flu confirmed in 2 backyard Pacific Northwest flocksMay 06, 2022 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An avian flu that's spreading quickly across the U.S. has been detected in the Pacific Northwest in two backyard bird flocks in rural Oregon and Wa...
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CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deathsMay 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths. About tw...
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FDA restricts J&J's COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot riskMay 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clo...
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COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs riseMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic - but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things...
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FDA restricts J&J's COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot riskMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clo...
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Nearly 1 million COVID-19 deaths: A look at the US numbersMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Doug Lambrecht was among the first of the nearly 1 million Americans to die from COVID-19. His demographic profile - an older white male with chronic health problems - m...
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Audit: Urgent response lacking in outbreak at veterans homeMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sluggishness, poor compliance with existing rules and little help from state public health officials crippled the response by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administ...