Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lake County seeks input on its use of COVID relief fundsJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - Two information sessions are planned to gather public input on how federal COVID relief fund can benefit communities in Lake County. A virtual event will be held at 6 p...
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Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factoryJul 09, 2022 7:00 am - Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage, a compa...
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When the patient advocate becomes the COVID patientJul 09, 2022 7:00 am - On Mother's Day, while out to brunch with my family, I started feeling exceptionally tired and weepy. I immediately chalked it up to working too hard, and to my happines...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations over 1,300 for first time since FebruaryJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time since February, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois have climbed above 1,300 patients. According to Illinois Department of Public Health records rel...
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Efforts to create mental health boards in Wheeling, Schaumburg townships move forwardJul 07, 2022 5:30 am - Proponents of a referendum to create a community mental health panel known as a 708 board in Wheeling Township submitted signatures Wednesday to get the question on the ...
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DuPage County Care Van vaccine clinic July 10 in Villa ParkJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - On Sunday, July 10, Cornerstone Chinese Church in Villa Park is hosting a free COVID vaccine clinic with the DuPage County Health Department's Care Van. The Care Van is ...
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US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pillJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of P...
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Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on holdJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration and Juul agreed Wednesday to put their court fight on hold while the government reopens its review of the company's el...
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U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pillJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of Pfizer...
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CDC: Florida ice cream possible source of listeria outbreakJul 05, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - The estate of an Illinois woman who died earlier this year from a listeria infection filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a Florida ice cream company tha...