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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (334+ words) Midland Daily News Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U. S polio patient who used the machine, her sister said "She…...
Michigan nears 1, 000 cases in cyclosporiasis outbreak
3+ day, 57+ min ago (276+ words) Michigan has seen over nearly 1, 000 cases of cyclosporiasis since the outbreak began. The cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan is now nearing 1, 000 cases as of the latest MDHHS update." MDHHS updates the case count everyday, and once again the number of cases…...
Some health workers in Congo's Ebola outbreak go on strike over pay issues as deaths near 600
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (539+ words) The latest government data shows 1, 708 recorded cases, including 580 deaths, and that the first month of this Ebola outbreak was already the worst on record, health authorities said. The strike comes at the start of enrollment for clinical trials for the…...
Check your Oribe haircare after recall over possible bacteria risk
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (340+ words) FDA announces Kao USA voluntarily recalls some lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo. If you use Oribe shampoo, you may want to check the bottle. Select lots of Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo are being recalled over concerns they…...
Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary of Utah's automated refill program
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1044+ words) The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor's office and get their prescriptions refilled online by an AI chatbot called Doctronic. It's a seemingly simple step toward making healthcare more convenient for patients and prescribers. But it's also a…...
Venezuelan earthquake survivors search for missing pets in an unexpected place: Mc Donald's
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (618+ words) Gabriela Alves found herself embracing her 6-year-old dog Buddy on Thursday in the fast-food outlet after a week of searching for the white pup that went missing when two earthquakes devastated the South American nation on June 24. The restaurant, next…...
When borrowing someone else's clarity can help you move forward
1+ week, 2+ day ago (341+ words) The Answer Discovery " How to Change the World by Helping Others'and Ourselves" by Daily News columnist, author and entrepreneur Paul White is available for purchase through an Amazon. com link at www. theanswerdiscovery. com. So many things happen beyond our…...
Venezuelan medics fear infections from quake injuries as search for untold dead continues
1+ week, 2+ day ago (728+ words) Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters or outside without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the June 24 earthquakes which officials say killed at least 2, 295 and left more than 11, 000 injured. Aid workers said the aftermath…...
CDC urges people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus season hits a strong, early start
1+ week, 2+ day ago (422+ words) Health officials are encouraging people to use bug spray and mosquito-control efforts as West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start in over two decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it…...
Hospitals in Europe are gearing up for the next heat wave armed with lessons from this one
1+ week, 3+ day ago (494+ words) Midland Daily News Urgently and in large quantities At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water baths to speedily bring down their temperatures so they wouldn't join the growing tally of dead from a record-smashing…...