Articles filed under Health Crises
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Cleveland Clinic says first uterus transplant in US failsMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first uterus transplant has failed, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday, saying doctors had removed the organ. A 26-year-old woman re...
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Study backs kidney transplant method for hardest-to-matchMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 1 in 3 patients who needs a kidney transplant is especially hard to match, and new research suggests a painstaking treatment to help those patie...
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WHO: Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thoughtMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several count...
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Studies: Beyond scales, fitness and body fat key for healthMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn't...
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AP Investigation: American company bungled Ebola responseMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that ...
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AP Investigation: American company bungled Ebola responseMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. company assigned a crucial role in the efforts to battle Ebola in Sierra Leone made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 outbreak, an Ass...
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Constable: Digging for a green burialMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - As part of typical newspaper routine, my Daily Herald editors have assigned a reporter to write my obituary this month for use whenever it becomes newsworthy. I always h...
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Studies add more evidence of Zika's risk to pregnant womenMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Zika virus may be linked to a wider variety of "grave outcomes" for developing babies than previously reported - threats that can come at any stage...
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Model aims to tell researchers how infection passes placentaMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers have created a cellular model of the human placenta to help uncover how infections, from toxoplasmosis to the Zika virus, may pass from a m...
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Peanuts for babies? Studies back allergy-preventing strategyMar 04, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. One st...