Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lake County resident tests positive for West Nile virusSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - A man in his 60s became the first Lake County resident to test positive for the West Nile virus this year, county health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was not ide...
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Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-oldsSep 26, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-siz...
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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How the Tylenol murders changed the way we package, consume medicineSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Tylenol murders 40 years ago prompted federal legislation and sweeping changes to product packaging that now are standard, changing the way Americans consume medicat...
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Cook County moves into low COVID-19 transmission level. Now look out for the flu.Sep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County and Chicago moved into the low category for COVID-19 transmissions, officials announced Friday. That's the first time since early May, the Cook County Depart...
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4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boostersSep 22, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. health officials say 4.4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted...
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Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreakSep 22, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities i...
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Study: Too few kids with sickle cell get stroke screen, careSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Too few U.S. kids with sickle cell anemia get a needed screening for stroke, according to a study released Tuesday. The study found fewer than half get t...
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Uganda confirms at least 1 case of Ebola hemorrhagic feverSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday reported that a man who died a day earlier had tested positive for the virus that causes Ebola. They said i...
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US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel saysSep 20, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday. It's the first time the U.S. Preventive Se...