Articles filed under Health Crises
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Correction: Growing Up Digital-Smartphone Psychiatry storyJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - In a story Jan. 3 about using smartphones to detect depression, The Associated Press misstated the title of Menachem Fromer. He is a mental health researcher at Verily, ...
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Correction: Polio-Mozambique storyJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - In a story Jan. 22 about polio in Mozambique, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of polio cases. There is one case, not two. A corrected ...
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Presentation on vaping, e-cigarette dangers Thursday in LibertyvilleJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Andy Duran, executive director of Linking Efforts Against Drugs, will give a presentation on the dangers of vaping and e-cigarettes from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Highland...
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China seems to confirm scientist's gene-edited babies claimJan 21, 2019 6:00 am - Chinese authorities appear to have confirmed a scientist's unpublished claim that he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies and that a second pregnancy is unde...
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Elk Grove opioid program gets $46,000 grantJan 19, 2019 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village's program in response to the opioid epidemic has received a $46,000 grant that will go toward providing addiction treatment, especially for the uninsur...
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UN health agency: Rising misconduct reports are 'positive'Jan 18, 2019 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Friday that it's seeing increasing reports of misconduct reported by staffers within the U.N. health agency, describing ...
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Schaumburg hosts blood drive Jan. 24Jan 18, 2019 12:00 am - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Barn, 231 S. Civic...
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The Latest: WHO confirms internal misconduct probe underwayJan 17, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Latest on misconduct allegations at the World Health Organization (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The World Health Organization has confirmed it is invest...
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In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couplesJan 17, 2019 6:00 am - FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Tens of thousands of embryos are stuck in limbo in fertility clinics, leftovers from pregnancy attempts and broken dreams of parenthood. Some are...
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Researchers see possible link between opioids, birth defectJan 17, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect. When a baby is born with its intestines hangi...