Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of NortheastMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Federal health officials say the mosquitoes that can transmit the Zika virus may live in a broader swath of the U.S. than previously thought - but that do...
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Hopkins begins nation's first HIV-positive organ transplantsMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surgeons in Baltimore for the first time have transplanted organs between an HIV-positive donor and HIV-positive recipients, a long-awaited new option ...
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WHO: Ebola no longer world health emergencyMar 29, 2016 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa no longer qualifies as an international health emergency, althoug...
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Ebola meth? Police joke nets at least 1 drug arrestMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - The joke has shown up on some police department Facebook pages: Anyone in possession of methamphetamine or other illegal drugs should stop by the police st...
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Blood test for concussions? Researchers report some progressMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions. It suggests that a protein linked with head trauma may ...
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Officials: Zika-infected couples should postpone pregnancyMar 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Federal health officials on Friday issued first-time guidance for couples planning a pregnancy if either partner may have been exposed to Zika, the tropi...
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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...