Articles filed under Health Crises
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Correction: Cheaper EpiPen Rival storyDec 07, 2018 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - In a story Dec. 6 about a new alternative to EpiPen, The Associated Press reported erroneously that emergency allergy injector Auvi-Q was among prod...
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Opioid group meeting Tuesday at the College of Lake CountyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Opioid Initiative organization will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus, 19351 Washington St....
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Study that took aim at 'Joy of Cooking' is retractedDec 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the "Joy of Cooking," has been retracted because of problems with the data. ...
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1st baby born using uterus transplanted from deceased donorDec 04, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Brazilian doctors are reporting the world's first baby born to a woman with a uterus transplanted from a deceased donor. Eleven previous births have used a...
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WHO says it can fight Ebola outbreak despite US withdrawalDec 03, 2018 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization said Monday it can fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo despite the withdrawal of the U.S. Centers for Diseas...
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Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended listDec 03, 2018 6:00 am - Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young children can enjoy ...
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Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies experiment?Dec 02, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Early last year, a little-known Chinese researcher turned up at an elite meeting in Berkeley, California, where scientists and ethicists were discussing...
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Fear that uproar over gene-edited babies could block scienceNov 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists working on the frontiers of medicine fear the uproar over the reported births of gene-edited babies in China could jeopardize promising rese...
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UN: Polio remains global emergency, eradication at riskNov 30, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says the ongoing attempt to eradicate polio remains a global emergency amid an increase in cases for the first time in years ...
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US urged to send Ebola experts in as Congo outbreak worsensNov 30, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Global health experts are urging the Trump administration to allow U.S. government disease specialists - "some of the world's most experienced" - to ...