Articles filed under Health Crises
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AP Explains: Why Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is worryingOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization has announced that Congo's latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is not yet considered a global health emergency. S...
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UN: Ebola outbreak is worrying but not a global emergencyOct 17, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it is "deeply concerned" by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo but the situation does not yet warrant being declared a ...
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Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabeticsOct 16, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, new research suggests, reinforcing evidence that...
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Mysterious paralyzing illness found among kids in 22 statesOct 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year...
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Constable: Why hail medical advances when we don't vaccinate?Oct 16, 2018 5:30 am - We all hail the medical advances that are helping us live longer and better. But new evidence suggests that not all of us are moving in the right direction when it comes...
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US wants drug prices in TV ads: 'Patients deserve to know'Oct 15, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The federal government said Monday that it wants to force drugmakers to disclose prices for prescription medicines in their TV commercials. The drug...
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WHO convenes emergency meeting on Congo's Ebola outbreakOct 15, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The World Health Organization says it is convening a meeting on Wednesday to determine whether Congo's latest Ebola outbreak constitutes a public hea...
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The Latest: US wants drugmakers to put prices in TV adsOct 15, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Latest on drugmakers disclosing list prices of advertised drugs (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The federal government wants to force drugmakers to...
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Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in CongoOct 13, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - A runaway hearse carrying an Ebola victim has become the latest example of sometimes violent community resistance complicating efforts to contain a Co...
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Constable: Swimmer finds a good reason to run 361 miles for kids with cancerOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - A standout swimmer during high school at Benet Academy in Lisle, Peter Krzywosz couldn't stomach the idea of running. "I grew up hating running," Krzywosz remembers. "I ...