Articles filed under Health Crises
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US measles count rises to 764, driven by New York outbreaksMay 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials say at least 60 more measles cases have been reported, increasing a 2019 tally that is already the highest in 25 years. Officials o...
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AP Explains: Why this Ebola outbreak is a special challengeMay 04, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - More than 1,000 deaths have now been confirmed in eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak, the second-worst in history behind the West African one in 2014-16 ...
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The Latest: Ebola deaths top 1,000 in Congo outbreakMay 03, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Congo's Health Ministry says more than 1,000 people have died in an Ebola outbreak t...
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Ebola outbreak deaths top 1,000 in Congo amid clinic attacksMay 03, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Congo since August, the country's health minister said Friday as hostility toward health wo...
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Cocaine deaths up in US, and opioids are a big part of itMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Cocaine deaths have been rising in the U.S., health officials said Thursday in their latest report on the nation's deadliest drug overdose epidemic. Afte...
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Breast implants tied to rare cancer to remain on US marketMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health authorities will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on the market, saying its risks do not warrant a na...
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The foods that schools wanted exempt from whole-grain ruleMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - The Trump administration recently rolled back a rule that said foods like bread and pasta have to be made with whole grains. Before the rule was relaxed, schools needed ...
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With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white breadMay 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Is white bread about to make a comeback on school lunch menus? After complaints about taste and costs, the Trump administration rolled back a rule that r...
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It seems like Alzheimer's but peek into brain shows a mimicApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Some people told they have Alzheimer's may instead have a newly identified mimic of the disease - and scientists say even though neither is yet curable...
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Congo Ebola cases hit record for most reported in single dayApr 30, 2019 7:00 am - BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) - The woman spent more than a week at home sick before family members tried to take her to an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo. Before the mot...