Articles filed under Health Crises
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AP Investigation: Slovak hospitals detain new moms, babiesDec 10, 2018 6:00 am - KEZMAROK, Slovakia (AP) - AP Investigation: Slovak hospitals detain new moms, babies. ...
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Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illnessDec 10, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday. It's still not clear what'...
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Ebola spreads to major Congo city as vaccines a concernDec 07, 2018 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The second-largest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city in eastern Congo, as health experts worry whether the stock of an experimen...
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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NEW YORK (AP) - More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the "Joy of Cooking," has been retracted because of problems with the data.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...