Articles filed under Health Crises
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Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids' study saysDec 09, 2019 6:00 am - New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children's health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function. Does excess body ...
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Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreakDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospita...
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US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virusDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly,...
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Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuriesDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them. That's according to a study published Thursday that found a spike in U.S....
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Vaccine group announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpileDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The vaccine alliance GAVI announced Thursday it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, a decision that hea...
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Slovakia rejects bill requiring ultrasound before abortionDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected a proposed bill that would have made it obligatory for women seeking abortions to first have an ultrasound and obtain t...
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Experts split sharply over experimental Alzheimer's drugDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease made its case to scientists Thursday but left them sharply ...
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Drug can curb dementia's delusions, researchers findDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was sto...
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Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animalsDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day but missing doses can mean a surprise pregnancy. Now scientists have figured ou...
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Health program offers free HIV prevention drug to uninsuredDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government launched a new program on Tuesday to provide an HIV prevention drug for free to people who need the protection but have no insurance to ...