Articles filed under Health Crises
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Study: Zika landed in Brazil 2 years before it was detectedMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The worrisome Zika virus apparently has been in Brazil at least a year longer than experts previously thought, according to new research. Some experts ha...
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Report: Longstanding decline in TB cases has stalledMar 24, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time in more than two decades, the rate of newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases is not dropping, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Indeed,...
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Swedish university fires stem cell scientist over negligenceMar 23, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Sweden's Karolinska University says it has fired Italian stem cell scientist Paolo Macchiarini, whose work was once considered revolutionary but has since ...
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Liberia closes part of border with Guinea after Ebola casesMar 22, 2016 7:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Authorities have closed a portion of Liberia's northern border with Guinea and plan to expand the cordon amid a resurgence of Ebola. Liberian In...
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Correction: Zika Research storyMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - In a story March 9 about the Zika virus outbreak, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a French researcher. The correct spelling is Dr. Guillau...
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Officials in Sierra Leone announce end of flare-up of EbolaMar 18, 2016 7:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - The World Health Organization and Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation announced the end of the recent flare-up of Ebola in the...
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What to know about the tropical Zika virus in Latin AmericaMar 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A rare tropical disease has become epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now su...
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WHO sends specialists in response to Guinea Ebola flare-upMar 18, 2016 7:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - The World Health Organization deployed specialists to southeast Guinea on Friday after two new Ebola cases were confirmed. The cases were announce...
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Guinea confirms 2 new Ebola cases, 3 probable in southeastMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Two bodies tested positive for Ebola in Guinea, the government said Thursday, months after the outbreak was declared over in the West African coun...
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Survey: More acceptance of social changes _ except divorceMar 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are more accepting of gay relationships and couples living together before marriage - but they've grown less comfortable with divorce, a new su...