Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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Aid group: More funds needed for Ebola safe burials in CongoMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - An international aid organization says it only has enough funding to continue safe burials for Ebola victims in eastern Congo for two more weeks. T...
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Obesity surgery benefits may be bigger for teens than adultsMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - Teens who have obesity surgery lose as much weight as those who have the operation as adults and are more likely to have it resolve other health problems such as diabete...
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How 'lunch shaming' is facing scrutiny around the USMay 16, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Denying children a hot meal apparently isn't a popular way for schools to deal with unpaid lunch money. After a flood of angry Facebook comments and phon...
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Kane County using $2.3M grant to become hub for social, mental health servicesMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - One of the gaps in Kane County's public health needs plays out over and over in schools. A 15-year-old gets tied in with a gang. The student's school work suffers. Behav...
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Blurred lines: A pregnant man's tragedy tests gender notionsMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - When the man arrived at the hospital with severe abdominal pains, a nurse didn't consider it an emergency, noting that he was obese and had stopped taking blood pressure...
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Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancerMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - For the first time, a large experiment suggests that trimming dietary fat and eating more fruits and vegetables may lower a woman's risk of dying of breast cancer. The r...