Articles filed under Health Crises
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Congo's health minister quits over Ebola response changesJul 22, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga resigned from his post Monday to protest the president's decision to take over management of the response to th...
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War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for EbolaJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system is a major c...
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New standards aim to improve surgery for the oldest patientsJul 19, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a ru...
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Florida can require licenses for dietary advice, court rulesJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - Florida can limit who gets to give dietary advice, a federal court ruled. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a health coach who was fined for practicing without a die...
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Congo soldiers, police to enforce Ebola emergency measuresJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared an international health ...
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Number of US overdose deaths appears to be fallingJul 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest. The Centers for Disease Control and P...
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Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergencyJul 17, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was confirmed i...
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AP Explains: Why Ebola is now an international emergencyJul 17, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency . More than 1,600 people have di...
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UN health agency calls emergency meeting on Ebola outbreakJul 16, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts on Wednesday to decide whether the Ebola outbreak should be declared an interna...
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New clues on why women's Alzheimer's risk differs from men'sJul 16, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease and how this most common form of deme...