Articles filed under Health Crises
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EU health commissioner urges reinforced monkeypox actionJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's commissioner for health is urging the bloc's governments to step up their efforts to tackle the expanding monkeypox outbreak in the ...
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Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pillsJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - More research suggests it's time to abandon the craze over vitamin D. Taking high doses of 'œthe sunshine vitamin'ť doesn't reduce the risk of broken bones in generally ...
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New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wildJul 26, 2022 7:00 am - Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold '“ further bolstering the theory tha...
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Cook County jail inmate tests positive for monkeypoxJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - A positive case of monkeypox was confirmed Monday at the Cook County jail, officials announced. The individual has been in medical isolation since July 19, when the pers...
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UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergencyJul 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an 'œextraordinary'ť situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organiz...
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EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypoxJul 22, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the outbreak of...
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Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the USJul 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that cause...
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Two children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S., officials sayJul 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday. One is a toddler in California and the other an infant who is ...
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Doctors warn of low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among youngest childrenJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - Suburban doctors are warning that lingering hesitancy by parents to vaccinate younger children against COVID-19 could lead to higher infection rates and leave those chil...
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New York reports 1st US polio case in nearly a decadeJul 21, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials sa...