Articles filed under Health Crises
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Liberia releases last Ebola patient; Countdown to being declared Ebola free beginsMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia releases last Ebola patient; Countdown to being declared Ebola free begins . ...
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After Ebola ban, N. Korea opens marathon to foreignersMar 04, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - After lifting travel restrictions it imposed because of concerns over the Ebola virus, North Korea says foreigners can now take part in one of its most popu...
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Flu winds down as FDA aims for better vaccine next winterMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The miserable flu season is winding down but not quite over yet, health officials said Wednesday, even as the government picked what it hoped would be ...
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Report: As Ebola wanes, other countries remain vulnerableMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Arriving airline passengers lined up outdoors to have their temperatures checked, the screens in the nighttime darkness like glowing lightning bug...
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Liberia calls for Ebola 'Marshall Plan' to rebuild economiesMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - Liberia's president on Tuesday called for an Ebola "Marshall Plan" to help rebuild economies in West African nations devastated by the virus. Ellen Johns...
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Cook County hosting free measles vaccination clinic at Palatine churchMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health announced Monday it will host a free measles vaccination clinic at a Palatine church on Friday and next Tuesday for residents...
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UN warns against complacency as Ebola fight enters new phaseMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - The United Nations is urging donors, organizations and countries fighting Ebola in West Africa not to give in to complacency as the death toll from the v...
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Nurse who survived Ebola sues Dallas hospital systemMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas hospital that treated the first patient to be diagnosed in the U.S. with Ebola lied to Congress when it said its staff was trained to handle the...
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Sierra Leone's vice president in quarantine for EbolaFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone's vice president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of one of his security guards. Vice President Sa...
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Newspaper: Nurse who survived Ebola says hospital failed herFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - DALLAS (AP) - A 26-year-old nurse said in a newspaper interview that a hospital where she had worked in Dallas and its parent company failed her when she contracted Ebol...