Articles filed under Health Crises
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Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kidsFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitali...
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Weight loss drug Belviq pulled from market over cancer riskFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - The maker of a weight loss drug pulled it from the market Thursday at the request of federal regulators, who said it posed a slight increased risk of cancer. Japan's Eis...
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US announces 15th virus case, this one in Texas evacueeFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials on Thursday announced the country's 15th confirmed case of the new coronavirus - an evacuee from China who had been under quarantine in Te...
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US survey finds smaller decline in medical bill worriesFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn't dropping like it used to, according to a big government study. In a 2...
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China's Communist Party faces its biggest crisis since SARSFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's ruling Communist Party needs to make a politically fraught decision: Admit a viral outbreak isn't under control and cancel this year's highest-pro...
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UN: Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergencyFeb 12, 2020 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said although signs are now 'œextremely positive'ť in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a g...
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DuPage awards $100,000 to nonprofit groups to help fight the opioid epidemicFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - As DuPage County faces a persistently high rate of opioid overdoses, a task force will award grants for nonprofit groups to expand access to addiction treatment for unin...
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Illinois can now test for coronavirus in-state, cutting down wait timesFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health now has the ability to test for the 2019...
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Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brainFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Though Genette Hofmann is still using her brain, last month she donated a bit of it - to science. Hofmann needed the surgery - her Seattle surgeon was loo...
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WHO chief 'very encouraged' by dip in Congo Ebola casesFeb 11, 2020 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that experts are "very encouraged'ť after only three new cases of Ebola have been reported i...