Articles filed under Health Crises
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Flu season takes off quickly in Deep South statesNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds hi...
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Slovakia may force women to get pre-abortion ultrasoundNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lawmakers in Slovakia are scheduled to debate a proposed law Friday that would compel women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and listen to t...
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Court: '~Football flu' dispute can be settled by arbitratorNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (AP) - A state appellate court upheld a southern New Jersey school teacher's legal victory in an ongoing dispute over using a sick day during last ...
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UN: Measles cases spike in numerous outbreaks worldwideNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says cases of measles are continuing to spike globally, with multiple large outbreaks being reported across Africa, Europe, L...
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MRIs of dense breasts find more cancer but also false alarmsNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not h...
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Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germsNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don't - repeat don't - wash the turkey before popping it in the oven ...
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Study: For babies born with HIV, start treatment right awayNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is better than waiting even the few weeks to months that's the norm in many coun...
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Testing reveals temporary spike in cancer-causing gas near GurneeNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - The second round of air testing for the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide near Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee detected a high concentration once in early November...
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Clarification: Health Care-Artificial Intelligence storyNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - In a story Nov. 24, The Associated Press reported that an artificial intelligence program featuring a talking image of the Greek philosopher Aristotle is starting to hel...
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1 year later, mystery surrounds China's gene-edited babiesNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs....