Articles filed under Health Crises
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Flu outbreak among asylum seekers reaches San DiegoMay 24, 2019 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sixteen asylum seekers who have exhibited flu-like symptoms after being flown to San Diego from South Texas are being quarantined. San Diego County au...
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At $2M, priciest ever medicine treats fatal genetic diseaseMay 24, 2019 7:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby's muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most com...
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Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLBMay 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Pro football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than baseball players but the reasons are unclear, a ne...
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West Nile mosquitoes found in Wayne; first report of virus in stateMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - A mosquito trap in Wayne has tested positive for the West Nile virus - the first report of virus activity in Illinois. The arrival of mosquitoes carrying the disease has...
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UN health agency seeks to halve number of snakebite deathsMay 23, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization is publishing its first-ever global strategy to tackle the problem of snakebites, aiming to halve the number of people killed...
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Flu outbreak sickens over 30 migrants at border centerMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - More than 30 migrants have tested positive for influenza at a major processing center where a flu-stricken teenage boy died, the latest evidence of grow...
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Lilly selling half-price version of popular Humalog insulinMay 22, 2019 7:00 am - A half-price version of Eli Lilly's popular Humalog insulin is now available, following the company's promise in March to offer diabetics a more affordable option amid f...
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Cholesterol improves in US kids despite high obesity ratesMay 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered ideal. Over...
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UN health chief warns of 'very high' risk of Ebola spreadMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the U.N. health agency says the risk that the Ebola virus will spread remains "very high." Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking Monday at th...
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The Latest: US backs reform efforts at UN health agencyMay 20, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the World Health Organization trying to rein in travel abuses (all times local): 2:50 p.m. The United States, the biggest contributor to the ...