Articles filed under Health Crises
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Weeks after 2030 HIV pledge, report shows US headway stalledFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three weeks after President Donald Trump announced a campaign to end the U.S. HIV epidemic by 2030, new government data show that progress against the di...
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How 'completely avoidable' measles cases continue to climbFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 - and part of the rising threat is misinformation that...
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Ebola medical center attacked in Congo for 2nd time in weekFeb 27, 2019 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - The mayor of a city in Congo and medical aid group Doctors Without Borders say intruders wreaked havoc at an Ebola treatment center in the eastern cit...
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Ebola treatment center attacked in Congo's eastFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Assailants attacked an Ebola treatment center in Congo's eastern town of Katwa on Sunday night, killing one caretaker and injuring another as the ...
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Using 1 germ to fight another when today's antibiotics failFeb 26, 2019 6:00 am - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Bacteria lodged deep in Ella Balasa's lungs were impervious to most antibiotics. At 26, gasping for breath, she sought out a dramatic experiment ...
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The Latest: Keselowski shakes off flu to win at AtlantaFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Brad Keselowski has recovered from a stomach virus to win Sunday...
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Built Ford Tough: Keselowski shakes off flu to win AtlantaFeb 24, 2019 6:00 am - HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Brad Keselowski had his hands full with a new car and a new rules package - enough to make for a trying race - before a stomach virus nearly flattene...
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Haunting 'Roma' scene shines a rare spotlight on stillbirthsFeb 22, 2019 6:00 am - Of all the little moments of joy and strife that fill the top-nominated Oscar film "Roma," the most gut-wrenching takes place in a Mexico City hospital room, where a doc...
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Mount Prospect raises age to buy tobacco products to 21 from 18Feb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Mount Prospect village board members this week approved an ordinance increasing the minimum age from 18 to 21 for the sale and purchase of tobacco products. In addition,...
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Year in space put US astronaut's disease defenses on alertFeb 15, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly's immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his Earth-boun...