Articles filed under Health Crises
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Guinea begins countdown to end of Ebola after nearly 2 yearsNov 17, 2015 6:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Authorities have started the countdown to the end of Ebola in Guinea, the last country still reporting cases after nearly two years and more than ...
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Less prostate cancer and screening seen after new guidanceNov 17, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Far fewer U.S. men are being diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and getting blood tests to detect the disease since an influential government-appo...
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CDC: US sexually transmitted disease epidemic worseningNov 17, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A U.S. sexually transmitted diseases epidemic is increasing and the most common infection, chlamydia, has risen to record levels, government officials say...
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AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings neededNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana prod...
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Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighterNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New...
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Rare TB case shows diagnosing, treating children is toughNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When a 2-year-old returned sick from a visit to India, U.S. doctors suspected tuberculosis even though standard tests said no. It would take three mont...
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Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake menNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their we...
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Hospital releases nurse who suffered Ebola complicationNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - London's Royal Free Hospital says it has discharged Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who was hospitalized last month after suffering from a rare relapse o...
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Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damageNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Many cancer treatments have a dark side - they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if...
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Ebola remains in Guinea, where the outbreak beganNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - TANAH, Guinea (AP) - After killing more than 11,000 people, West Africa's Ebola outbreak is down to a handful of cases. They are all in Guinea where the disease first em...