Articles filed under Health Crises
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Juul halts US sales of popular mint-flavored e-cigarettesNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt U.S. sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nationwide backla...
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More than 2,000 in US diagnosed in vaping illness outbreakNov 07, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New government figures show more than 2,000 people have been diagnosed with vaping illnesses in the still-unsolved U.S. outbreak. The Centers for Disease...
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US veteran 'feeling whole' year after penis transplantNov 06, 2019 6:00 am - More than a year after performing the world's most extensive penis transplant, doctors say their patient has recovered and reports "feeling whole" again. The U.S. vetera...
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Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the USNov 06, 2019 6:00 am - The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but it's too soon...
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US health officials link childhood trauma to adult illnessNov 05, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials estimate that millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to abuse and other physical and psychological harm ...
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Clarification: Medical Devices-Shortage storyNov 05, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In an Oct. 25 story about medical devices, The Associated Press reported on the closure of several facilities that use a carcinogenic gas to sterilize ...
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Congolese journalist helping with Ebola crisis slainNov 04, 2019 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Authorities in eastern Congo say a journalist who was working to spread awareness about the Ebola crisis has been killed. Papy Mahamba Mumbere, who wo...
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Health officials disclose another romaine outbreak, now overNov 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials disclosed another food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, but they said it appears to be over. The disclosure late Thurs...
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Some autistic youths detained in UK in "horrific" conditionsNov 01, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British Parliamentary committee says some young people with autism or learning disabilities are being detained under "horrific" conditions and has called...
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Scientists retract study suggesting mutation shortens lifeNov 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists have retracted a study that appeared to show people may live shortened lives if they carry a DNA mutation that reduces their chance of HIV inf...