Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Afraid of getting sick? 6 things you can do at homeJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Coughing, sneezing and misery are a part of many households these days as cold and flu season kicks into high gear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say we...
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Hospital groups creating company to make cheap generic drugsJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Several major not-for-profit hospital groups are trying their own solution to drug shortages and high prices: creating a company to make cheaper gen...
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Terminally ill Briton's bid for assisted death can proceedJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A terminally ill British man has been granted permission to challenge the country's law on assisted dying, after an earlier decision that rejected his case...
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Blood test to detect 8 cancers early gives promising resultsJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now....
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Scientists seek super-shot for flu 100 years after pandemicJan 18, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bo...
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Scientists seek super-shot for flu 100 years after pandemicJan 17, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bo...
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What about the memory test Trump aced? It's not for everyoneJan 17, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with "F'' before a minute's up. They may not sound like difficult tasks, bu...
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Kane County official: Naloxone alone won't stop opioid epidemicJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - The latest numbers show Kane County's first responders tried to save people overdosing on heroin and opioids more than 100 times in the last three years. Despite the suc...