Articles filed under Health Crises
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Food at Shedd Aquarium ruled out in prom night illnessesMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - It wasn't the food. County health officials say there appears to be no connection between food served at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium and flu-like symptoms su...
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Ebola vaccines to be shipped to Congo, WHO chief saysMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Ebola vaccines will be shipped as quickly as possible to Congo as the number of suspected cases in the latest outbreak grows, the head of the Worl...
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Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anywayMay 10, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Nearly half of U.S. cancer doctors who responded to a survey say they've recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although most say they don't ...
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Congo announces 1st death amid Ebola outbreak in northwestMay 10, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's minister of health on Thursday announced the first death since a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the country, as well as nine other cas...
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Romaine lettuce outbreak update: 149 sick in 29 statesMay 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Four more states are reporting illnesses in a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated i...
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Study finds little bang for the buck in Zika blood testingMay 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Screening blood donations for the Zika virus netted only a few infections at a cost of more than $5 million for each positive test result, according to n...
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UK makes it harder for officials to get patient dataMay 09, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's government says it has modified a controversial data-sharing agreement that allowed officials to track down people who might have broken immigrat...
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Risk of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak spreading 'very low'May 09, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The risk of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak spreading is "very low" because of the remote area, a Congolese disease expert said Wednesday as medical...
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Congo health ministry confirms 2 Ebola cases in new outbreakMay 08, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's government on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the country's rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus were confirme...
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Duped patients crowdfund for bogus medical care, study saysMay 08, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - They're the tech-age version of donor jars at the diner: crowdfunding websites that aim to link ailing people with strangers willing to help pay for medic...