Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPage Care Van to offer vaccines, boosters at Wheaton church Oct. 19Sep 29, 2022 11:00 pm - Adults and children, ages 6 months or older, can receive their initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and all those eligible can receive the new Pfizer Bivalent booster ...
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ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable dataSep 29, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig's disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought victory for patients that is likely to renew questions about the...
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Aurora VA Clinic to offer special Saturday flu vaccinations on Oct. 1 and 15Sep 28, 2022 11:00 pm - Aurora VA Clinic will offer Saturday flu vaccinations on Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Vaccinations are open to veterans enrolled in VA healthcare and CHA...
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Alzheimer's drug shows promise in early results of studySep 28, 2022 7:00 am - Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer's disease soared Wednesday after Japan's Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal di...
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Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linkedSep 27, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A number of scientists have wondered if aluminum, a vaccine additive that has been used for decades, had a role in allergies and asthma in children. A ne...
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Lake County resident tests positive for West Nile virusSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - A man in his 60s became the first Lake County resident to test positive for the West Nile virus this year, county health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was not ide...
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Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5- to 11-year-oldsSep 26, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11. Elementary school-aged children already received kid-siz...
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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How the Tylenol murders changed the way we package, consume medicineSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Tylenol murders 40 years ago prompted federal legislation and sweeping changes to product packaging that now are standard, changing the way Americans consume medicat...
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Cook County moves into low COVID-19 transmission level. Now look out for the flu.Sep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County and Chicago moved into the low category for COVID-19 transmissions, officials announced Friday. That's the first time since early May, the Cook County Depart...