Articles filed under Health Crises
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Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugsJun 27, 2019 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called "biosimilars," they are near-copies of complex and expen...
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US vaccine panel downgrades pneumonia shot recommendationJun 26, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A scientific panel has downgraded its recommendation that all retirement-age Americans get a top-selling vaccination against bacteria that can cause pneum...
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Vaccine panel gives nod to HPV shots for men up to age 26Jun 26, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A vaccine against cervical and other cancers should be recommended for both men and women up to age 26, a U.S. government advisory panel decided Wednesday...
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Schaumburg Township starting memory-loss support groupJun 25, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township is starting a new support group for people living with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or memory loss, and their care partners. Bridges to Memory is a ...
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Driver with Ebola team severely injured by mobJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - A driver working with an Ebola response team is in critical condition after angry crowds hurled rocks at him and set his vehicle on fire. Monday's att...
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Dikembe Mutombo records Ebola messages for US officialsJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials are turning to basketball hall of f...
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'Michael Jackson drug' still prompts curiosity from patientsJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afrai...
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New drug to boost women's sex drive approved in USJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. women will soon have another drug option designed to boost low sex drive: a shot they can give themselves in the thigh or abdomen that raises sexu...
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New Bartlett outreach program to help community members in needJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Village Church of Bartlett and Bartlett Police Department have announced their partnership on a new outreach program called the Bartlett Community Care Initiative to...
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US preschoolers less pudgy in latest sign of falling obesityJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity r...