Health and Fitness
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22% of kids 5-11 have gotten a COVID-19 shot. Vaccines for 4 and younger? 'Closer to springtime'Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - The number of Illinois kids ages 5 to 11 with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine has nearly doubled since Thanksgiving, Illinois Department of Public Health data show...
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Advocate Children's Medical Group opens Downers Grove locationDec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - In an effort to continue improving access to exceptional pediatric primary care in the Western suburbs, Advocate Children's Medical Group has opened a new office in Down...
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Wheaton-Naperville Infant Welfare chapter continues holiday luminaria traditionDec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - As the sun sets on Christmas Eve, neighborhoods are transformed into wonderlands of soft, glowing candlelight flowing in unbroken chains along curb sides and walkways. ...
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Will omicron become the alpha COVID-19 variant over delta? Suburban doctors answer questionsDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Illinoisans are overly familiar with the unpleasantly contagious delta variant that is causing most virus infections in the ...
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Second counseling business looking to move across from Elgin middle schoolDec 09, 2021 4:00 am - Elgin City Council members will be asked to double down on adding new mental health counselors and patients at an office building across the street from Kimball Middle S...
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'Life is worth fighting for': COVID-19 survivor heads home after months in hospital, mother's lossDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - When she regained consciousness after three months of a medically induced coma to combat a severe case of COVID-19, there was one person Shaquita Slaughter longed to see...
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Nolan, born premature, is under the care of the doctor at Edward Hospital who cared for his mother 24 years agoDec 08, 2021 4:30 am - While fairly uncommon, Dr. Bob Covert said he occasionally runs into former patients he's treated in the 25 years he's been working at Edward Hospital's Newborn Intensiv...
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Thanksgiving gatherings add to latest COVID-19 hospitalization spike, highest since JanuaryDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have risen to their highest point since Jan. 22, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday, a sign the latest virus surge ...
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Omicron variant detected in Chicago becomes first case in IllinoisDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials have confirmed the first state case of COVID-19 caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The case was reported ...
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As COVID-19 case average rises 73% in two weeks, doctor says act as if omicron is in IllinoisDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - Average daily caseloads of COVID-19 spiked in Illinois by 73% over two weeks, and McHenry County surpassed that tally with an increase of more than 74%, state data showe...