Articles filed under Health Crises
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Flu outbreak kills 7 residents in Australian aged care homeSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An influenza outbreak has killed seven residents of a care home for the elderly in Australia and sickened 116 other residents and staff, an o...
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Mold, gas leaks and other hazards loom for Harvey evacueesSep 01, 2017 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Bound for their Harvey-soaked home east of Houston, Lakeithia Bankhead and her four children left the mass shelter at the city's convention center Friday ...
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US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemiaAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells int...
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Bumgarner a late scratch with flu symptomsAug 31, 2017 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner was a late scratch for Thursday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals as a result of flu symptoms,...
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US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemiaAug 30, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood c...
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Flooding disrupts care at Houston hospital, cancer centerAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - One of the nation's busiest trauma centers began clearing space Monday for the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey even as the storm continued its days-long onslaught of rain....
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New drug reduces heart attacks, but is that enough?Aug 29, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - So-so results for a new type of cholesterol drug have left Merck in a quandary: Does the company try to bring it to market or scrap it? A large, lon...
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Medicare to foot the bill for treadmill therapy for leg painAug 29, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota hospital under the eye of a rehab therapist. She walks until it hurts - pushing he...
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A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammationAug 27, 2017 7:00 am - For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many year...
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Life with disabilities inspires newfound abilities in othersAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - Strangers in a freshman-year seminar at Elmhurst College in 2015, students Lili Herrera and Katie Mantych were about to join together on a life-altering path. "It starte...