Articles filed under Health Crises
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US begins organ transplants from living donors who have HIVMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what's thought to be the world's first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for people with...
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Former 'SNL' star to headline evening for JourneyCare in BarringtonMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Julia Sweeney, a former "Saturday Night Live" star now appearing in a Hulu show, will headline an educational evening mixed with humor for the JourneyCare hospice center...
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US to require breast density information after mammogramsMar 27, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - All U.S. women getting mammograms would receive information about breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot, under a government pr...
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settlement in landmark opioid lawsuitMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - Purdue Pharma and the state of Oklahoma have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the drugmaker's role in the deadly opioid crisis, a milestone in the legal effort to force p...
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Marijuana ER visits climb in Denver hospital studyMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - Five years after Colorado first legalized marijuana, a new study shows pot's bad effects are sending more people to the emergency room. Inhaled marijuana caused the most...
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What my DNA told me: Avoid fast food, eat vegetablesMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Avoid fast food, eat vegetables and exercise. It sounds like generic health advice, but they're tips supposedly tailored to my DNA profile. The suggestio...
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FDA takes up decades-long debate over breast implant safetyMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials are taking another look at the safety of breast implants, the latest review in a decades-long debate. At a two-day meeting that s...
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Special evaluations can help seniors cope with cancer careMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - Before she could start breast cancer treatment, Nancy Simpson had to walk in a straight line, count backward from 20 and repeat a silly phrase. It was all part of a spec...
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UN: Ebola increasing in Congo due to 'security challenges'Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says Ebola has spiked in Congo in recent days because of "increased security challenges," a week after its director-general p...
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Monkey birth a step to saving fertility of boys with cancerMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are closing in on a way to help young boys undergoing cancer treatment preserve their future fertility - and the proof is the first monkey b...