Health and Fitness
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Feds cite multiple deficiencies at two COVID-19 testing companies with pop-ups across suburbsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Federal regulators found sloppy practices at two additional Chicago-based COVID-19 testing companies serving thousands across the region. U.S. Centers for Medicare and M...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois the lowest in a monthJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations hit their lowest point in a month, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Thursday. As of Wednesday night, there were 4,824 COVID-19 ...
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River Trails students win $1,500 grant for re-creating Bears' fitness routineJan 26, 2022 10:00 pm - River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect has won a $1,500 Get Moving Grant to buy physical activity equipment, thanks to a video in which students re-created the Chi...
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Cook County commissioner now in remission after cancer treatmentJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - After treatment for throat cancer, Cook County Board Commissioner Scott Britton is feeling better and back at events. Diagnosed in August, Britton underwent intravenous ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases are down, but blood donors neededJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Average hospitalizations for COVID-19 decreased by 17% and new cases shrank by 52% compared to last week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The...
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Vaccination rates in the suburbs for kids 5 to 11 among state's highest but inconsistentJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccination rates for children ages 5 to 11 in the suburbs and Chicago are among the highest in the state, but significant gaps exist between counties, state da...
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2 years ago, Illinois' first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. 2.8 million (and counting) followed.Jan 24, 2022 4:30 am - It's now been two years since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Illinois. A Chicago woman who had just returned from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, began exhi...
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State surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 deaths even as new cases, hospitalizations decreaseJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue a welcome downslide, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. However, the state reached a sobering mile...
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Explore dimensions of wellness with Extension seriesJan 23, 2022 10:00 pm - Personal wellness is more than just diet and exercise. Wellness is multidimensional, encompassing physical, financial, emotional, social, spiritual, environmental, vocat...
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Is that health care helper actually a hindrance?Jan 23, 2022 6:00 am - As a patient advocate, I frequently get calls from attorneys and insurers because something doesn't "smell right" with one of their clients or subscribers. Case in point...