Articles filed under Health Crises
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Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitzApr 22, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to inf...
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COVID-19 update: New cases up by 39%, hospitalizations up by 12.7%, DuPage at 'medium' riskApr 22, 2022 1:00 am - The seven-day average of new cases of COVID-19 spiked by 39% in a week while average hospitalizations grew at a lesser rate of 12.7%, Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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EXPLAINER: What medical treatments do transgender youth get?Apr 21, 2022 7:00 am - Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states, labeled child abuse and subject to criminalizing bans. But it has been ...
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Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartnersApr 21, 2022 7:00 am - A smaller portion of U.S. children got routine vaccinations required for kindergarten during the pandemic, government researchers said Thursday, raising concerns that me...
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'A walking miracle': Palatine man recovering after 116 days in hospital with long COVIDApr 21, 2022 5:20 am - A long-awaited homecoming took place earlier this month in Palatine when Edgar Espinosa left Ascension Saint Alexius hospital after 116 days of care for COVID pneumonia....
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Kane County health officials encouraged by improving COVID-19 hospitalization numbersApr 21, 2022 5:15 am - COVID-19 cases are rising again in Kane County, but the number of people hospitalized by the infection is falling. That's spawning an optimistic view of the impact of th...
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Illinois DNR recommends taking down bird feeders due to avian flu outbreakApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - State wildlife officials on Thursday advised Illinois residents to temporarily take down bird feeders and bird baths to help curtail the spread of avian flu. The Illinoi...
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'Everybody's on edge': What bird flu outbreak means for county fairs, flock ownersApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - The Illinois poultry industry so far has been spared from a bird flu outbreak rippling through flocks around the Midwest. There have been no infections reported among co...
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Avian flu threat means suburban zoo, rehab centers have to hide their precious birdsApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - Peacocks usually are free to roam the grounds of Brookfield Zoo, putting on courtship displays this time of year. That seasonal ritual, when male birds fan out their jew...
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No masks on planes, transit? Not so fast, Biden administration says as it files to keep mandateApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - The quandary of masks on transit and planes is back in play after the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling tossing out the COVID-19 ...