Articles filed under Health Crises
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'Viral jambalaya': Quickly intensifying flu season adding to US hospital woesNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infect...
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Include boosters or COVID-19 tests in your Thanksgiving plans, IDPH saysNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - With the new COVID-19 case count up by 17.8% in November from October, Illinois Department of Public Health officials are advising common-sense precautions during Thanks...
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$500,000 grant helping fund free family clinics at 4 schools in Dist. 204Nov 17, 2022 4:30 am - An Indian Prairie Unit District 204 priority is becoming a reality. Bolstered by a $500,000 grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health, District 204 officials are embarking upon ...
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Harper College to host one-day vaccination clinic on Dec. 1Nov 14, 2022 10:00 pm - Harper College's free vaccination clinic is back! Need a flu shot, COVID-19 or Monkeypox (MPV) vaccination? Stop by the Foglia Foundation Health and Recreation Center at...
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Illinois hospitals averaging 1,100-plus COVID patients daily this weekNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois hospitals treated an average of 1,108 COVID-19 patients each day over the past week, according to records from the Illinois Department of Public Health. That's ...
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1 dead, over a dozen sick from outbreak tied to deli meatNov 09, 2022 6:00 am - A food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people, including one who died, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Most were hospitalized and ...
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Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in studyNov 09, 2022 6:00 am - Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program th...
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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birthNov 09, 2022 6:00 am - A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of t...
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Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answersNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry Horgan, ...
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US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spreadNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have been filling hospitals and doctor waiting rooms. Repo...