Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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US facing shortage of yellow fever vaccine for travelersApr 28, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans who need a yellow fever shot for travel may soon have a harder time getting it. A manufacturing problem has created a shortage of the only vers...
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FDA approves 1st targeted drug for certain leukemia patientsApr 28, 2017 7:00 am - U.S. regulators Friday approved the first targeted drug for certain patients with an aggressive form of leukemia. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for ...
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Hope for preemies as artificial womb helps tiny lambs growApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies - and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-ki...
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Blood test offers hope for better lung cancer treatmentApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Researchers have taken an important step toward better lung cancer treatment by using blood tests to track genetic changes in tumors as they progress from ...
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FDA: Avoid fake 'miracle' cancer treatments sold on internetApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators are warning consumers to avoid 65 bogus products hawked on the internet with false claims that they can cure, treat, diagnose or pre...
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'Superbug' fungus new menace in US hospitals, mostly NY, NJApr 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A 'superbug' fungus is emerging as a new menace in U.S. hospitals, mostly in New York and New Jersey. First identified in Japan in 2009, the fungus has s...