Articles filed under Health Crises
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Dissolving stent for heart arteries passes first large testOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in...
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Stressors 'significantly' growing for policeOct 12, 2015 5:30 am - Second of two parts One moment a police officer may find himself in a high-speed pursuit of a robbery suspect. The next he could be consoling a young victim of sexual ab...
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New mental health approach for police: Offering solutionsOct 11, 2015 7:45 am - Officers receiving more training for mental health emergencies
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Boom in gene-editing studies amid ethics debate over its useOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain mosquitoes that ...
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Johnson & Johnson starts Ebola vaccine trial in Sierra LeoneOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Johnson & Johnson has begun clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone. The vaccine regimen is part of a new study being conducted i...
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Gene editing: Research spurs debate over promise vs. ethicsOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain mosquitoes that ...
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British nurse who contracted Ebola hospitalized againOct 09, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British nurse who recovered from Ebola last year has been hospitalized again for treatment of an unusual late complication, London's Royal Free Hospital ...
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UN: Polio vaccines in Ukraine safe despite local concernsOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it's worried that millions of doses of polio vaccine might be wasted in Ukraine after a patient group raised concerns th...
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Why is elephant cancer rare? Answer might help treat humansOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cancer is much less common in elephants than in humans, even though the big beasts' bodies have many more cells. That's a paradox known among scientists, ...
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UN: No new Ebola cases reported last weekOct 07, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says there were no Ebola cases reported last week - the first time an entire week has passed without any new confirmed patien...