Articles filed under Health Crises
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West Nile virus detected in Batavia mosquito sampleJul 24, 2023 1:00 am - Mosquitoes in a Batavia sample have tested positive for the West Nile virus, Kane County health officials said. There have been no human cases of West Nile virus reporte...
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Narcan dispenser installed in Arlington Heights Police Department lobbyJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police and other officials Saturday will unveil a vending machine containing overdose-reversing medication Narcan and fentanyl testing strips in the po...
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Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency saysJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization said more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appeared to have been sickened. I...
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'Pandemic within the pandemic': Long COVID affects a third of COVID-19 survivors, study saysJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - In May, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 public health emergency over. But thousands of patients diagnosed with long COVID still suffer lingering neur...
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Wheaton, Medinah, Wood DaleJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found in Medinah, Wheaton and Wood Dale. Batches of mosquitoes collected July 5 in the three towns are the first in DuP...
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FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strainJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today's vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic —...
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wastedJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Chea...
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Schaumburg Community Blood Drive set for WednesdayJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will host its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. Interested blood donor...
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Family members, first responders lauded for saving two Hoffman Estates men with CPRJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Women from different families helped save the lives of two loved ones in Hoffman Estates on the same day this spring by using CPR instructions from emergency dispatchers...
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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency useMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 million ...