Articles filed under Health Crises
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US vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13Sep 26, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday...
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What we know (and don't) about Juul, teen vaping and illnessSep 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They're often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it's not clear how ...
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More whooping cough cases reported at Stevenson High SchoolSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - The number of Stevenson High School students diagnosed with highly contagious pertussis has grown to three, officials at the Lincolnshire school announced Wednesday. One...
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A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lackingSep 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. O...
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Whooping cough case at Stevenson High SchoolSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - A student at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire has been diagnosed with pertussis, the school announced this week. Also called whooping cough, the disease is a highly...
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2nd Ebola vaccine to be used in Congo, as UN efforts slammedSep 23, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization on Monday announced Congo will start using a second experimental Ebola vaccine, as efforts to stop the deadly outbreak are st...
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Vaping-related illnesses have state officials, lawmakers seeking answersSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois officials agree the growing number of severe respiratory illnesses related to vaping must be addressed, and in recent days, the state's chief exec...
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UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like casesSep 22, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up possible cases of the deadly Eb...
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Correction: Rare Mosquito Disease storySep 20, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Sept. 18 about a rare mosquito-borne disease, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of a CDC scientist. He is Dr. Marc Fischer, not M...
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US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana researchSep 19, 2019 7:00 am - The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people h...