Articles filed under Health Crises
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Intersex surgeries spark a move away from drastic treatmentApr 20, 2015 4:00 am - She was born to a young Chicago couple, named Jennifer, and grew into a beautiful long-lashed child with wavy dark hair, big brown eyes and a yearning, youthful desire t...
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Cases of dog respiratory disease on riseApr 03, 2015 1:00 am - More than 1,000 cases of canine infectious respiratory disease and five fatalities have been reported in Cook County, authorities say. The Cook County Department of Anim...
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Schaumburg donor drive seeks match for oncology nurseMar 27, 2015 5:30 am - The family of a longtime oncology nurse battling leukemia is holding a stem cell donor drive in Schaumburg Sunday hoping to help her find a cure. The “Be The Match Regis...
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Editorial: Arlington Hts. nonprofit fights to save heroin addicts, one naloxone injector at a timeMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - In a nondescript little office on the north side of Arlington Heights, history is being made in the war on heroin overdose. For the first time, the lifesaving drug nalo...
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Suburbs' first OD awareness clinic opens in Arlington Hts.Mar 26, 2015 5:30 am - Addicts, family members, police and anyone else with a need can be trained and take home the tools to save someone from an opiate overdose at the suburbs' first walk-in ...
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Liberia: Families of health workers killed by Ebola get $5kMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's government has begun making payments to the families of health workers who died of Ebola in the world's worst ever outbreak, an offici...
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5 key findings from AP's story on WHO and the Ebola outbreakMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - GENEVA (AP) - In the aftermath of the world's biggest outbreak of Ebola, the World Health Organization acknowledged it was too slow to act, blaming factors including a l...
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2 more aid workers flown back to US for Ebola monitoringMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say two more American aid workers arrived in the United States on Wednesday night to be monitored for Ebola. The two bring to 17 the num...
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4 more aid workers flown back to US for Ebola monitoringMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Four more American aid workers arrived back in the United States on Tuesday from West Africa to be monitored for Ebola, health officials said. The latest...
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American who contracted Ebola in Africa now in critical condition at Maryland hospitalMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - American who contracted Ebola in Africa now in critical condition at Maryland hospital. ...