Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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US panel leaves prostate screening up to men, their doctorsMay 08, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Whether to get screened for prostate cancer is a question that men aged 55 to 69 should decide themselves in consultation with their doctors, according to...
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CDC boss gets $165,300 pay cut from record-setting salaryMay 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has gotten a big salary reduction. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Se...
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WHO: Saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of dietMay 04, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization is taking on the battle of the bulge, saying that saturated fats shouldn't make up more than 10 percent of a person's diet. I...
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Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve painMay 04, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors soars. But the latest drug raising red flag...
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Des Plaines hosting opioid panel presentationMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Des Plaines city officials and health care professionals are hosting an expert panel presentation about symptoms and solutions to the opioid crisis. The panel will be 7...