Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVIDAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come ...
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'Disturbing': Experts troubled by Canada's euthanasia lawsAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June ...
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FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracyAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If you were exposed to COVID-19, take three home tests instead of two to make sure you're not infected, according to new U.S. recommendations released ...
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J&J COVID vaccine factory forced to trash even more dosesAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problem...
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EXPLAINER: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?Aug 10, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox. The World Health Organization classified the escalating outbreak of the o...
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London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus foundAug 10, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Children ages 1-9 in London were made eligible for booster doses of a polio vaccine Wednesday after British health authorities reported finding evidence th...
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WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stableAug 10, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9% in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable, according to the latest weekly pandemic report rel...
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District 204 shifting COVID focus to infection control rather than contact tracingAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - While COVID-19 protocols in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will remain similar to last school year, at least one major change is coming for returning students. In an u...
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Fewer than 1 in 3 insured hepatitis C patients getting cureAug 09, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fewer than 1 in 3 people infected with hepatitis C are getting the expensive treatments that can cure them, according to a U.S. government study released...
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Daily Herald opinion: New school year opens optimistically regarding pandemic - but cautiouslyAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board From the beginning of the pandemic, scientists have known that the school environment is ...