Articles filed under Health Crises
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...