Articles filed under Health Crises
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Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donorOct 14, 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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Twice-delayed hearing on Haymarket addiction treatment center set for Wednesday at Lake Park HighOct 14, 2019 5:30 am - After months of anticipation and two delays, Itasca is poised to have its first public hearing on a controversial plan to open an addiction treatment facility in town. T...
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Who says you can't eat red meat? Food advice questioned anewOct 13, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - So is red meat good or bad for you? If the answer were only that simple. A team of international researchers recently rattled the nutrition world by sayi...
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US vaping illnesses continue to rise, cause still a mysteryOct 10, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. continues to rise, now reaching about 1,300 cases and at least 26 deaths. Forty-nine states and one U....
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US urges shared decisions with pain patients taking opioidsOct 10, 2019 7:00 am - U.S. health officials again warned doctors Thursday against abandoning chronic pain patients by abruptly stopping their opioid prescriptions. The U.S. Department of Heal...
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3 sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in USOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fifth consecutive year. More than 1.7 million cases of chlamydia (kluh-MID'-e...
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Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by textOct 08, 2019 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room. The emerge...
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State military leaders call obesity rates a national security threatOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD —- Current and former leaders of the Illinois Air National Guard said Tuesday the obesity rate in the United States has become a national security threat, an...
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Indiana residents urged to get flu shots as flu season nearsOct 07, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's health commissioner is urging Hoosiers to get their flu shots soon because flu cases are already appearing around the state. State Health C...
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$1 million fed grant to help DuPage study, fight opioid addictionOct 07, 2019 1:00 am - DuPage County plans to start an opioid fatality review team to see if it can find common factors in overdose deaths and identify risk factors that lead to opioid abuse. ...