Articles filed under Health Crises
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Indiana's first flu death of season occurs in Marion CountyOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials are reporting Indiana's first influenza-related death of the season in Marion County. The Marion County Public Health Department and...
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Biogen reanalyzes studies, presses ahead on Alzheimer's drugOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - Biogen Inc. said Tuesday it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer's disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the c...
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Study points to virus as culprit in kids' paralyzing illnessOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyz...
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Number of overdoses in Illinois drops for first time in five yearsOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is "showing progress" toward the state Department of Public Health's three-year goal of reducing opioid deaths by one-third by 2020, an official t...
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Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donorOct 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved. But the local organ...
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European Medicines Agency recommends licensing Ebola vaccineOct 18, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the world's first Ebola vaccine be approved, after it was administered to hundreds of thousands of peopl...
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UN says Ebola in Congo still qualifies as global emergencyOct 18, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo still warrants being classified as a global emergency, even though the number of con...
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Vaping-related illnesses still rising, though at slower paceOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. are still rising, though at a slightly slower pace. Health officials of Thursday said there have been 1,479 cases an...
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Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunchOct 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would reduce the numb...
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Vaping town hall in LibertyvilleOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - A town hall meeting to address concerns related to vaping and e-cigarette products is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Libertyville High School aud...