Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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Congo reports 5 new Ebola deaths; UN worker is infectedOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Congo is reporting five new confirmed Ebola deaths in its latest outbreak, while a worker with the United Nations peacekeeping mission is among severa...
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Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since SeptemberOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspende...
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Thousands of young US children get no vaccines, survey findsOct 11, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated...
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Lake County Health Department gets $3.4 million in grants for mental health, addiction servicesOct 11, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Health Department has been awarded four federal grants totaling $3.4 million to expand mental health and addiction services. "These grants will enable us...