Articles filed under Health Crises
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Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 with 'minor symptoms'Jul 28, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 77-year-old Springfield Democrat said in a statement that he was experiencing minor sym...
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FDA chief's long-promised opioid review faces skepticismJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a 'œsweeping review'ť of prescription painkillers...
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Global AIDS fight at crossroads after setbacks during COVIDJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global cri...
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Bacteria that causes rare tropical disease found in US soilJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease - long thought to be confined to tropical climates - has been found in soil and water in the conti...
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US signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccineJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday. Th...
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EU health commissioner urges reinforced monkeypox actionJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's commissioner for health is urging the bloc's governments to step up their efforts to tackle the expanding monkeypox outbreak in the ...
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Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pillsJul 27, 2022 7:00 am - More research suggests it's time to abandon the craze over vitamin D. Taking high doses of 'œthe sunshine vitamin'ť doesn't reduce the risk of broken bones in generally ...
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New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wildJul 26, 2022 7:00 am - Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold '“ further bolstering the theory tha...
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Cook County jail inmate tests positive for monkeypoxJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - A positive case of monkeypox was confirmed Monday at the Cook County jail, officials announced. The individual has been in medical isolation since July 19, when the pers...
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UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergencyJul 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an 'œextraordinary'ť situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organiz...