Articles filed under Health Crises
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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concernedJul 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do ...
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COVID cases up by more than 30% in Britain last weekJul 01, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases largely driven by the s...
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Illinois sees 67% spike in COVID-19 deaths from May to JuneJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials recorded 324 COVID-19 deaths in June. That's a 67% increase from the 194 deaths recorded in May, according to Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Some medical debt is being removed from US credit reportsJun 30, 2022 7:00 am - Help is coming for many people with medical debt on their credit reports. Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medica...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the worldJun 30, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organiz...
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CDC: New listeria outbreak tied to 23 illnesses, 1 deathJun 30, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are tied to a new listeria outbreak of unknown origin, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for D...
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Tweaked COVID boosters in US must target newer omicron typesJun 30, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. regulators told COVID-19 vaccine makers Thursday that any booster shots tweaked for the fall will have to add protection against the newest omicron relatives. The F...
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WHO chief: U.S. abortion ruling 'a setback,' will cost livesJun 29, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, saying the decision to no longer r...
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A viral reprise: When COVID-19 strikes again and againJun 29, 2022 7:00 am - For New York musician Erica Mancini, COVID-19 made repeat performances. March 2020. Last December. And again this May. 'œI'm bummed to know that I might forever just ge...
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Lake County resident tests positive for monkeypox, health officials announceJun 29, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake County resident has what is likely the county's first case of monkeypox, health officials announced Wednesday. The person was tested by a state lab on Monday, and...