Articles filed under Health Crises
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Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 3 deathsMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - One person has been confirmed dead from Ebola in an outbreak in a remote corner of northern Congo as health authorities look into a total of nine ...
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Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in USMay 11, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The numb...
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Study: Side effects emerge after approval for many US drugsMay 09, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected, sometimes life-threatening si...
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Bacteria appears to be behind mysterious outbreak in LiberiaMay 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A contagious bacterial infection appears to be the cause of at least some cases in a mysterious outbreak in Liberia, U.S. health officials said Monday. T...
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Documentary puts viewers in shoes of suburban drug usersMay 08, 2017 5:30 am - The opening images of Ethan Deardorff's documentary are serene: a moonlit sky, nice houses bordering an open field - typical suburbia. But viewers quickly learn why the ...
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WHO chief praises Guineans for help with Ebola vaccineMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization praised Guineans on Thursday for their role in helping to develop a vaccine against the deadly Ebola vir...
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Tips for finding opioid alternatives for surgical painMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - Headed for surgery? Specialists say talking to your doctors ahead of time may turn up ways to control post-operative pain while minimizing use of those problematic paink...
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Science Says: Kimmel baby's heart defect is common, fixableMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel's newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with su...
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Overcoming Opioids: When pills are a hospital's last resortMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - A car crash shattered Stuart Anders' thigh, leaving pieces of bone sticking through his skin. Yet Anders begged emergency room doctors not to give him p...
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FDA OKs immune-boosting drug for advanced bladder cancerMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators have approved a new drug that harnesses the immune system to treat bladder cancer that has spread after chemotherapy or surgery. The...