Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Gene-editing Chinese scientist kept much of his work secretNov 27, 2018 6:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - The Chinese scientist who says he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies veered off a traditional career path, keeping much of his resea...
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Gene-edited baby claim by Chinese scientist sparks outrageNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Scientists and bioethics experts reacted with shock, anger and alarm Monday to a Chinese researcher's claim that he helped make the world's first geneti...
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Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babiesNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies - twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered wi...
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Congo starts first-ever trial testing Ebola drugsNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo has begun the first-ever trial to test the effectiveness and safety of four experimental Ebola drugs, the first time scientists have directly...
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How many kids have autism? US government measures 3 waysNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - How many American children have autism? The U.S. government answers that question at least three different ways and says the latest estimate - 1 in 40 kids - doesn't nec...
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Q&A on scientist's bombshell claim of gene-edited babiesNov 26, 2018 6:00 am - Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden ...
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World AIDS Day eventNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, as a member of the Lake County Stands Against Stigma Coalition, is sponsoring a free community event to co...