Health
'He may need a ventilator': One teen's fight against vaping-linked lung illness
Eddie Sullivan, 17, woke up on a Tuesday and found that his chest hurt every time he took a breath.
Sep 23, 2019
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Health
Obamacare to get new US appeals court review
A US appeals court agreed Thursday to revisit a July ruling that threatened to undermine President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law.
Sep 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany should be a warning, expert says
(Medical Xpress) -- There are important lessons to be learned in the United States from the recent eruption of foodborne illness in Germany -- which has turned out to be the deadliest E. coli outbreak ever -- according to ...
Jun 20, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC report: Ebola reports rarely panned out
(AP)—A new government report counts hundreds of times U.S. doctors and hospitals raised false alarms about possible Ebola cases, finding that fewer than one in five warranted even additional investigation.
Dec 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount
U.S. testing for the coronavirus is dropping even as infections remain high and the death toll rises by more than 1,000 a day, a worrisome trend that officials attribute largely to Americans getting discouraged over having ...
Aug 5, 2020
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Diabetes
Millions on verge of diabetes don't know it, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—Only 11 percent of the estimated 79 million Americans who are at risk for diabetes know they are at risk, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Mar 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu levels starting to fall, CDC says
(HealthDay)—The flu seems to be easing its grip on the United States, federal health officials reported Friday.
Feb 9, 2013
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Health
Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says
Ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people, including six hospitalized, in four Northeastern states, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2023
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Health
CDC: Miners, construction, food workers smoke most
(AP) -- Construction workers, miners and food service workers top the list of occupations that smoke the most, according to a new government report. Experts say it might have as much to do with lower education levels as ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's report hints at a future health crisis bigger than COVID-19
The costs of Alzheimer's disease—human and financial—are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America's rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what ...
Mar 21, 2023
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