Articles filed under Health Crises
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China halts work by team on gene-edited babiesNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China's government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies, as a group o...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO saysNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago...
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HIV cases in children dropping but still too slowly, UN saysNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The United Nations children's agency says the number of youths living with HIV could drop by about one-third to 1.9 million between now and 2030, whi...
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Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancyNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live. Overall, there we...
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The Latest: China halts work by team on gene-edited babiesNov 29, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - The Latest on a Chinese scientist's claim to have made the world's first gene-edited babies (all times local): 7:30 p.m. China's government has ordered ...
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Younger school entry could set stage for ADHD diagnosisNov 28, 2018 6:00 am - The youngest children in kindergarten are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in early grades, a study shows, an intriguing finding...
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The Latest: Scientist reports 2nd gene-edited pregnancyNov 28, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - The Latest on a scientist's claim to have made the world's first gene-edited babies (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A Chinese researcher who claims to have...
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Another gene-edited baby may be on the way, scientist saysNov 28, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world's first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher,...
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Belgium investigates doctors who euthanized autistic womanNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Belgian officials are investigating whether doctors improperly euthanized a woman with autism, the first criminal investigation in a euthanasia case since ...
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Gene-editing scientist under scrutiny by Chinese officialsNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The rebuke from China was fast and furious. A Chinese scientist who claimed he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies is now under investigat...