Articles filed under Health Crises
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Flu season shows signs of leveling offFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This nasty flu season, which has been worsening for months, may finally be leveling off. Health officials on Friday said about 1 of every 13 visits to th...
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Flu-stricken Texas teacher's death puts focus on antiviralsFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn't im...
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Flu shot only 36 percent effective, making bad year worseFeb 15, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that's causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thu...
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First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets US OKFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - U.S. health regulators have approved the first blood test to help diagnose traumatic brain injuries. The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercialize its test, giving ...
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First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets US OKFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval. The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercializ...
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Flu-stricken Texas teacher's death puts focus on antiviralsFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A Texas elementary school teacher who died almost a week after getting sick from the flu became a talking point online after her husband said she didn't im...
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How best to treat opioids' youngest sufferers? No one knowsFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert's first child was whis...
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Central Indiana school cancels classes because of fluFeb 14, 2018 6:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A central Indiana school has canceled classes for the rest of the week because of a flu outbreak. Liberty Christian School in Anderson says it's ca...
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Can gene therapy be harnessed to fight the AIDS virus?Feb 13, 2018 6:00 am - For more than a decade, the strongest AIDS drugs could not fully control Matt Chappell's HIV infection. Now his body controls it by itself, and researchers are trying to...
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Measles cases in Europe tripled last year, officials sayFeb 13, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says the number of measles cases across the continent tripled last year and is continuing to cause n...