Articles filed under Health Crises
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Constable: Suburban chain of shared office spaces with a BYOB lounge works for so many reasonsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - In January 2020, when the United States was just about to record its first case of a mysterious illness called COVID-19, Bobby Kellman and co-founders Dan and Karen Krav...
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Feds cite multiple deficiencies at two COVID-19 testing companies with pop-ups across suburbsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Federal regulators found sloppy practices at two additional Chicago-based COVID-19 testing companies serving thousands across the region. U.S. Centers for Medicare and M...
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Editorial: The frustration of ever-increasing opioid deathsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - The annals of this newspaper have been filled for years with tales of people whose lives were destroyed, or nearly destroyed, by opioids; and by chronicling the relentle...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois the lowest in a monthJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations hit their lowest point in a month, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Thursday. As of Wednesday night, there were 4,824 COVID-19 ...
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WHO: Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stableJan 26, 2022 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases re...
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Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adultsJan 26, 2022 6:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster in healthy adults. The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases are down, but blood donors neededJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Average hospitalizations for COVID-19 decreased by 17% and new cases shrank by 52% compared to last week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The...
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Illinois will launch mortgage assistance program this springJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Beginning this spring, the Illinois Housing Development Authority will start accepting applications for homeowners experiencing financial hardship during t...
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Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adultsJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious omicron variant, to see how it compares with the original s...
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EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?Jan 25, 2022 6:00 am - Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including th...