Articles filed under Health Crises
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Romaine lettuce outbreak update: 98 people sick in 22 statesApr 27, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A nasty strain of bacteria that can cause severe illness is what's driving a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, health officials said Fri...
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Genetic sleuthing bolsters food poisoning searchesApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is ...
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More kids have autism, better diagnosis may be the reasonApr 26, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The government estimates that autism is becoming more common, but it's only a small increase and some experts think it can be largely explained by better...
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Portable test helps identify refugees at risk of outbreaksApr 25, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Call it a lab in a box: Researchers created a device about the size of a toaster that can test a drop of blood to tell, in about half an hour, who's im...
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Opioid treatment gap in Medicare: methadone clinicsApr 24, 2018 7:00 am - One in three older Americans with Medicare drug coverage is prescribed opioid painkillers, but for those who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicar...
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Kids with rare rapid-aging disease get hope from study drugApr 24, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Children with a rare, incurable disease that causes rapid aging and early death may live longer if treated with an experimental drug first developed for c...
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After a death, how much can 'broken heart' hurt survivors?Apr 24, 2018 7:00 am - You hear it whenever someone gets sick or dies soon after losing a spouse: Was it because of a broken heart? Stress might not be to blame for former President George H.W...
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First drug approved for most common inherited kidney diseaseApr 24, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to slow kidney decline in patients with the most common inherited kidney disease. ...
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Constable: Daily Herald photographer knows what Sox pitcher has enduredApr 24, 2018 5:32 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com If White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar, who remains in critical condition after a ruptured brain aneurysm, needs a role model, ...
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CDC chief makes $375K, far exceeding his predecessors' payApr 23, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new head of the nation's top public health agency is getting paid nearly twice what his predecessor made and far more than other past directors, gove...