Articles filed under Health Crises
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Push to better track living kidney donors' long-term healthJan 29, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The big unknown when someone donates a kidney: The long-term health consequences. Now the U.S. is taking a step toward finally tracking how living dono...
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Tire issues knock Wayne Taylor Racing out of RolexJan 28, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A slew of tire problems cost Wayne Taylor Racing a chance to defend its victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The team had multiple problems wit...
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Indiana flu deaths reach 107 for state's current flu seasonJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Indiana this season jumped to 107 last week, up from 79 the previous week. The Indiana...
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Ricky Taylor battling flu before his Team Penske debutJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Ricky Taylor won five races last year, five poles, the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the IMSA championship. So it seemed a little strange when he di...
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Flu widespread across US for third straight weekJan 26, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sick with the flu? You've got a lot of company. The flu blanketed the U.S. again last week for the third straight week. Only Hawaii has been spared. The ...
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Tiny implant opens way to deliver drugs deep into the brainJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have created a hair-thin implant that can drip medications deep into the brain by remote control and with pinpoint precision. Tested only in...
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Study confirms flu increases risk of heart attack in elderlyJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As if the flu wasn't bad enough already: Researchers have confirmed that flu sharply increases the risk of heart attack for older people. Doctors have lo...
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Mom: Paramedics said 6-year-old had common flu symptoms; now she's deadJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Six-year-old Emily Muth first fell ill with the flu on Jan. 16. Three days later, she had difficulty breathing, so her mother, Rhonda Muth, called for an ambulance. Muth...
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US flu season gets worse, has 'lot more steam' than expectedJan 20, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse. Health officials last week said flu was blanketing the country but they thought there was a good chance the ...
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Peace be with you, but no touching: Flu season altering MassJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Widespread influenza across Maine has prompted the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to alter some traditions to keep parishioners healthy. The d...