Articles filed under Health Crises
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AP analysis: Unemployment, income affect life expectancyDec 18, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Even your lifespan can be local. Researchers have long said that health disparities are heavily influenced by where you live. New data from the National ...
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Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study saysDec 17, 2018 6:00 am - Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released - but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a study in Florida suggests. The curious finding ...
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Most teen drug use is down, but officials fret vaping boomDec 17, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last year, an unprecedented jump in a large annual ...
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Health insurance on demand? Some are betting on itDec 17, 2018 6:00 am - People with health insurance often pay for coverage they never use. A startup wants to shake that up. It's a radical idea: On-demand insurance that lets customers buy so...
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'Young miracle:' Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreakDec 14, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - They call her the "young miracle." A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after birth has now recovered from the virus. C...
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Falcons' Julio Jones sent home with flu-like symptomsDec 13, 2018 6:00 am - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Falcons receiver Julio Jones has been sent home with flu-like symptoms but is expected to play Sunday against Arizona. Coach Dan Quinn says th...
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Tainted romaine lettuce traced to at least 1 California farmDec 13, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have traced a food poisoning outbreak from romaine lettuce to at least one farm in California. But they cautioned Thursday that o...
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Cuba health mystery: Diplomats had inner-ear damage early onDec 12, 2018 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - American diplomats affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba showed damage in the inner ear shortly after they complained of weird noises and sensatio...
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More sleep in Seattle: Later school start helps kids get zzzDec 12, 2018 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle, say scientists studying later school start times. Teenagers wore activity monitors to find out whe...
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South Sudan to begin Ebola vaccinations as 'very high risk'Dec 10, 2018 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization says Ebola vaccinations soon will begin in South Sudan as the country is at "very high risk" in the current outbreak ba...