Articles filed under Health Crises
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Opioid deaths outpace car crash fatalitiesNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Opioid overdoses in Illinois killed nearly twice as many people as car crashes last year, but public health officials and addiction specialists say most people either do...
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US health agency to crack down on risky stem cell offeringsNov 16, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health authorities announced plans Thursday to crack down on doctors pushing stem cell procedures that pose the gravest risks to patients amid an ...
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FDA OKs new therapy for some hemophilia patientsNov 16, 2017 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators have approved the first new treatment in nearly two decades to prevent internal bleeding in certain patients with hemophilia. The Fo...
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New chief of Global Fund says accountability is 'imperative'Nov 15, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The new executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says he is committed to ensuring the group is as transparent as possi...
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FDA clears nerve stimulator to aid recovery from opioidsNov 15, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health authorities have cleared a brain-stimulating device for patients suffering from debilitating withdrawal symptoms caused by addiction to her...
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AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the bodyNov 15, 2017 6:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to cure a disease. ...
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Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link. Suicide r...
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Opioid addiction treatments face off in US trialNov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first U.S. study to compare two treatments for opioid addiction finds a monthly shot works as well as a daily drug to prevent relapse. The shot requir...
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FDA warns of injury, death with herbal supplement kratomNov 14, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health authorities are warning about reports of injury, addiction and death with a herbal supplement that has been promoted as an alternative t...
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US regulators approve first digital pill to track patientsNov 14, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that alerts doctors when the medication has been taken, offering a new way of monitoring pat...