Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Finding answers for patients with rarest of rare diseasesOct 10, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The youngster's mysterious symptoms stumped every expert his parents consulted: No diagnosis explained why he couldn't sit up on his own, or why he'd f...
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Genetic glitch increases men's risk of impotence, study saysOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man's risk of impotence. The finding may someday lead to new tre...
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Genetic glitch increases men's risk of impotence, study saysOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man's risk of impotence, a step that might someday lead to new t...
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FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45Oct 06, 2018 7:00 am - U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through ...
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital findsOct 05, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore...
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Alarm as Red Cross workers attacked in Congo Ebola effortsOct 04, 2018 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The international community is sounding new alarm after three Red Cross workers were attacked while trying to contain the latest deadly Ebola outbr...