Articles filed under Health Crises
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UN health agency: Hungarian scientist exposed to EbolaApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it has coordinated shipment of an experimental Ebola vaccine and drugs to treat a laboratory scientist in Hungary who wa...
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The Latest: Aide said Prince was quiet in days before deathApr 19, 2018 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Latest on the investigation into Prince's death (all times local): 5:20 p.m. An assistant to Prince told investigators that he had been unusually ...
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New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptionsApr 19, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and contin...
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UN health agency: Dengue vaccine shouldn't be used widelyApr 19, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says the first-ever vaccine for dengue needs to be dealt with in "a much safer way," meaning that the shot should mostly be g...
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US experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizuresApr 19, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A medicine made from the marijuana plant moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed it for the treatment of...
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Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patientsApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - There's an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, wido...
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Warming, not cooling, donated livers may improve transplantsApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surgeons pack donated organs on ice while racing them to transplant patients but it may be time for a warmer approach. British researchers said Wednesd...
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Man with 3 faces: Frenchman gets 2nd face transplantApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - In a medical first, a French surgeon says he has performed a second face transplant on the same patient - who is now doing well and even spent a recent wee...
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Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from US agencyApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United...
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Support breast cancer fight at Woodfield MallApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg has announced its Spring 2018 More Than Pink movement in support of Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer. Through May 20, visi...