Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic 'to its knees'Mar 29, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new director of the top U.S. public health agency on Thursday pledged to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic "to its knees" and said he believ...
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CDC get $480 million to replace lab for deadliest germsMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The nation's top public health agency has its money for a new lab to handle dangerous germs. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as...
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Five Northwest suburbs team up to fund upgrade of Children's Advocacy CenterMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Five Northwest suburbs and Cook County are taking the rare step of pooling some of their federal funding to pay for a $215,600 renovation of the Children's Advocacy Cent...
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Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pillsMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monit...
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Lawsuit challenges FDA delay of e-cigarette reviewMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Several anti-smoking groups are suing the Food and Drug Administration over a decision by Trump administration officials to delay the review of e-cigar...
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Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillersMar 26, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers. The association announced a new policy Monday th...
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Study: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thoughtMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests. Hospitalizations cause only ab...
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Leading AIDS researcher selected as CDC directorMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A leading AIDS researcher was picked Wednesday to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency. ...
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Polish firm sued over tricking homeless into vaccine testMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prosecutors in Poland are suing a private firm accused of tricking homeless people into unwitting participation in bird flu vaccine tests in 2007. ...
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Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in miceMar 20, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Packing on pounds seems to dull people's sense of taste, and puzzled researchers turned to mice to figure out why: Obesity, they found, can rob the ton...