Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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Psychedelic "magic mushroom" drug may ease some depressionNov 02, 2022 7:00 am - The psychedelic chemical in 'œmagic mushrooms'ť may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found. The effects were modest and waned over tim...
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Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in AfricaNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts calle...
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FDA advisers meet on racial disparities in pulse oximetersNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The clip-on devices that use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood are getting a closer look from U.S. regulators after recent studies suggest they...
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Strong RSV vaccine data lifts hopes after years of futilityNov 01, 2022 7:00 am - New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing bab...
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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malariaOct 31, 2022 7:00 am - Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the m...