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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola
An outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus has plagued Congo and Uganda, as cases outpace the response.
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WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak.
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Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.
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US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week.
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Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
President Donald Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.
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Aid supplies reach heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa
Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region.
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Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging
Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging, and as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients.
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Erlanger breaks ground on multiphase East Hospital expansion
Erlanger Health broke ground Wednesday morning on an expansion and renovation of Erlanger East Hospital on Gunbarrel Road, the first of several facility upgrades across the hospital system, officials said.
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CVS sues Tennessee over pharmacy benefit manager monopoly law
CVS Health sued Tennessee lawmakers hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning a pharmacy benefit manager from also owning a pharmacy.
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Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola
Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat.
