Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in studyNov 09, 2022 6:00 am - Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program th...
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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birthNov 09, 2022 6:00 am - A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of t...
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Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answersNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry Horgan, ...
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US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spreadNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have been filling hospitals and doctor waiting rooms. Repo...
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Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports sayNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ne...
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Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protectionNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer's updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults' virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of t...
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Europe OKs 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSVNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Commission has authorized the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally ev...
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Illinois records 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, fewest since JulyNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, the fewest since July and the fourth-lowest monthly total since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Illinois Depa...
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US agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctorsNov 03, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The Center...
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Uganda's Ebola responders fret as some people fight measuresNov 02, 2022 7:00 am - KASSANDA, Uganda (AP) - The recent explosion of Ebola virus cases in a Ugandan rural community began when defiant residents exhumed a body at night, undoing the work of ...