Articles filed under Health Crises
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With the flu, Pink powers through pre-Super Bowl concertFeb 03, 2018 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Battling the flu, pop star Pink powered through a pre-Super Bowl concert, still hitting high notes, flying in the air and dancing onstage days before ...
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Groundhog Day report: Flu's worsening shadow blanketing USFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It looks like Groundhog Day for the nation's flu report, too: It's gotten worse and there are weeks of suffering ahead. The government's report out Frida...
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Florida ER nurse in viral video: 'Wash your stinking hands'Feb 02, 2018 6:00 am - PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A nurse's Facebook rant about the "cesspool of funky flu" in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention. "Wash your stinking hands...
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Indiana flu deaths reached 136 last week, up from 107Feb 02, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Indiana this season reached 136 last week, up from 107 the previous week. The Indiana ...
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UK allows doctors to make babies with DNA from 3 peopleFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's fertility authority says it has granted permission to doctors at clinic in northeastern England to create babies from the DNA of three people, to...
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Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang upFeb 02, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but federal regulators and some sc...
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine to hold survey about opioid useFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - Researchers from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago are conducting a study of community attitudes toward substance use and misuse, inc...
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Duke's Krzyzewskiville shuts down due to flu concernsFeb 01, 2018 6:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke's famed Krzyzewskiville will be a ghost town for a while because of flu concerns. School officials said Thursday that students in the makeshift ...
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Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapiesFeb 01, 2018 6:00 am - Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its...
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CDC director resigns over financial conflicts of interestJan 31, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned Wednesday over financial conflicts of interest involving her investments in healt...