Health and Fitness
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Can an air purifier help save you from the novel coronavirus?
Oct 26, 2020 6:00 am - As evidence mounts that the novel coronavirus can be spread through airborne particles as well as infection-laden respiratory droplets, people have been wondering whethe...
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COVID-19 mobile testing in Lake CountyOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health will host free COVID-19 testing on six dates in Lake County in the next several weeks. A Lake County Department of Public Health...
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'We are in a crisis stage': Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the U.S., as feared
Oct 26, 2020 1:00 am - BOISE, Idaho — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in nearly every state, de...
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How to survive a COVID HalloweenOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - Halloween has never been so frightening. With the added precautions of the pandemic this year, trick-or-treating, haunted houses and other Halloween staples will look mu...
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Medical professionals push back after Trump says COVID-19 cases are inflated to 'get more money'Oct 25, 2020 1:00 am - Medical professionals are on the defensive after President Donald Trump accused “doctors and hospitals” of inflating COVID-19 patient counts to “get more money” during a...
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Treatment has changed since his last broken ribOct 24, 2020 7:00 am - Q: My husband slipped while out on his boat and cracked two ribs. He had a broken rib as a teenager (varsity football) and remembers having his chest wrapped, but that's...
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Is the virus less likely to spread in a gym than a bar?Oct 24, 2020 7:00 am - After shutting down in the spring, America's empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place — and no...
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Next up in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in kidsOct 24, 2020 7:00 am - The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for...
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The long run of isolation requires 'social cheerfulness'Oct 24, 2020 6:00 am - I write about long-term grief. But now we are also faced with long-term "stay at home." It crept up on us. We are already at the seventh-month mark of relative isolation...
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How pandemic could prompt cities to step back from car-centric designOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like much of California, the city of Oakland was under a shelter-in-place order in March, leaving its population of around 430,000 few options for getting out of the hou...