Articles filed under Health Crises
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25 million kids missed routine vaccinations because of COVIDJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandem...
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US regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from NovavaxJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - The U.S. is getting another COVID-19 vaccine choice as the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Novavax shots for adults. Novavax makes a more traditional t...
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US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipmentsJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said they had completed an ins...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases rise for the 5th week, deaths stableJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the World He...
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Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers findJul 13, 2022 7:00 am - As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to t...
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Among Pritzker's revised COVID-19 rules, vaccinations no longer required at collegesJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritkzer announced updates to COVID-19 requirements Wednesday that include lifting a mandate on vaccinations at colleges and universities. The new executive or...
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UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in LondonJul 12, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data...
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Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemicJul 12, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The toll of drug-resistant 'œsuperbug'ť infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. After yea...
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Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the deadJul 12, 2022 7:00 am - New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save hum...
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New Illinois Department of Public Health chief comes with pediatrics, policy expertiseJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - A pediatrician with governance and legal expertise will lead the Illinois Department of Public Health as the state continues to ride the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pri...