Health and Fitness
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DuPage County plans large clinics for COVID-19 booster shotsAug 25, 2021 5:30 am - While several suburban health departments say they have no current plans to reopen mass vaccination sites, DuPage County is preparing to open large clinics to provide CO...
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Pritzker signs bills on mental health response, insurance coverage
Aug 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been steadily acting on more than 660 bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year ahead of a weekend deadline for bill actio...
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Boosters could come to nursing home residents and health care workers by late SeptemberAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - As COVID-19 infections inch up at long-term care facilities, plans are ramping up to deliver booster shots to seniors living there, likely by late September, officials s...
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Itasca 'super nurse' earns top honor in her fieldAug 24, 2021 6:00 am - Dawn Gonzalez of Itasca is so passionate about nursing that she sometimes works seven days a week in the field. Consequently, when administrators with BrightStar Care in...
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Pritzker warns of 'significantly greater mitigations' as COVID-19 patients increaseAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - With more than 500 COVID-19 patients in intensive care throughout Illinois for the first time since April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of imposing "significantly greater m...
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Expanded infertility treatment coverage in Illinois paving the path for future parents, but there's more work to be doneAug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08/24/2021 Heather Martinez Stork Foundation for Infertility 630-779-2721 Stork@Storkfoundation.org Expanded infertility treatment coverage in Ill...
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What does full Pfizer approval mean in suburbs? More vaccinations, work mandates and TV adsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Federal approval of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine will likely mean more suburban residents feeling comfortable about getting a shot, more employers mandating inocul...
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AP-NORC poll: School mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S.
Aug 22, 2021 11:00 pm - BOSTON - As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new...
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Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
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Lifestyle changes may help protect against COVID-19Aug 22, 2021 8:00 am - Can specific lifestyle changes alter susceptibility to COVID-19 infections? One recent medical study suggests that food choices may reduce the risk of contracting COVID-...