Articles filed under Health Crises
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Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fastDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Every time she got out of jail, Jamie Cline started hustling again for heroin, driven by an addiction she didn't understand. 'œYou want to get clea...
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Watch for whooping coughDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department is investigating 151 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, an increase from the past two years. Symptoms, including runny n...
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US proposes new rules to increase organ transplantsDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is overhauling parts of the nation's transplant system to make sure organs from the dead no longer go to waste - and to make it eas...
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US permits sale of cigarettes with 95% less nicotineDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday endorsed a type of cigarette that could help ease the addictive grip of smoking by delivering very low levels of nicot...
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Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicideDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis publish...
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Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decadesDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop ta...
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US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risksDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patients already ta...
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In surprise decision, US approves muscular dystrophy drugDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision after the medication was rejected for ...
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Doctors end protest to demand flu vaccines for migrantsDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - San Diego (AP) - A group of doctors on Wednesday ended a three-day protest against the U.S. government's refusal to allow the flu vaccine be administered to migrants, fo...
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Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in USDec 12, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The death toll in the vaping illness outbreak has topped 50, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The 52 deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospital...