Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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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...