Articles filed under Health Crises
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Passengers on quarantined jet appear to have the fluSep 05, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A large commercial jet from Dubai caused a scare on Wednesday after a pilot radioed that it would be landing at New York's Kennedy Airport carrying sever...
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UN: 'Substantial risks' remain in Congo's Ebola outbreakAug 31, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says "substantial risks" remain in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo, noting that while control measures appea...
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How fentanyl test strips help drug users 'be safe and survive'Aug 31, 2018 5:33 am - With a goal of stopping the recent rise in drug overdose deaths, advocates and health agencies are willing to try anything - even safety strategies targeting people who ...
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Candlelight vigil in Arlington Heights highlights overdose deathsAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - A candlelight vigil Friday evening at Lake Arlington marked International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to remember those lost to an overdose. It was the culmination of...
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Congo: 2 who received experimental Ebola treatment recoverAug 25, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's health ministry says two of the first 10 people to receive an experimental treatment for the Ebola virus in the latest outbreak have recov...
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Congo approves 4 experimental Ebola treatments in outbreakAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo has approved the use of four more experimental treatments in the Ebola virus outbreak in its northeast, as health officials try to contain th...
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DuPage County reports second case of West Nile virusAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora woman is the second person in DuPage County to be infected with West Nile virus, officials said Wednesday. The woman, who is in her 30s, became ill in late Ju...
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Congo's health ministry says Ebola spreads to 2nd provinceAug 14, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Congo's latest deadly Ebola outbreak has spread into a neighboring province, the health ministry said Tuesday, as health workers began using an experi...
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Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zoneAug 12, 2018 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Highlighting the dangers in containing an Ebola outbreak in a war zone, suspected rebels killed seven people in northeastern Congo and sent residents ...
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Palatine man revived by Lake County sheriff's deputies with NaloxoneAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - A Palatine man who stopped breathing after being taken into custody early Saturday on the Chain O' Lakes was revived by sheriff's deputies using Naloxone, the Lake Count...