Articles filed under Health Crises
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'Jul 21, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nati...
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FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, Juul troublesJul 19, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a review of the agency's food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over their ...
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WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations doubleJul 19, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infec...
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UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100Jul 19, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority ...
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CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID shot for adultsJul 19, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. ...
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Got questions about monkeypox? Here are some answersJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Even as a monkeypox vaccine makes its way into the suburbs, many still have questions about the history and nature of the disease that may seem more mysterious than COVI...
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CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shotJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, influential government advisers sa...
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Gov. Pritzker contracts COVID-19, experiencing mild symptomsJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, state officials announced Tuesday. Pritzker underwent r...
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OB-GYN tests go virtual; board cites COVID, abortion rulingJul 18, 2022 7:00 am - Many OB-GYNs, including some who perform abortions, are celebrating a decision that allows them to avoid traveling to Texas for certifying board exams. Some feared gathe...
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Schaumburg police readying first-of-its-kind mobile response unit for mental health careJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - Schaumburg police are preparing to deploy what's believed to be the suburbs' first mobile response unit to serve as an alternative to traditional law enforcement for cri...