Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 public health emergency declarations end soon. What will change?Mar 20, 2023 5:30 am - It's typical of our three-year COVID-19 odyssey that there's no perfect ending. In two months, pandemic public health emergency declarations will expire - a move that co...
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How health care has changed forever after 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemicMar 18, 2023 1:00 am - Infectious disease outbreaks are always a concern at hospitals. They have drills. Protocols are in place. There is a plan. But it's hard to plan for a pandemic. "I would...
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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas WednesdayMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year ha...
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'More of my friends might be alive': Is a safe haven for drug users the answer to overdose surge?Mar 13, 2023 6:00 am - The rise in drug overdoses in Illinois and the dramatic increase in fentanyl seizures by law enforcement have lawmakers reaching for solutions. One of the latest, backed...
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Inverness man accused of running COVID-19 testing fraud schemeMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - An Inverness man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to what officials called a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. Zishan Alvi, 44, who co-owns and opera...
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Officials: 14 Lake County residents hospitalized for opioid overdoses in 5-day spanMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Citing a recent uptick in opioid overdoses, Lake County health officials are urging people whose loved ones may be using opioids to reach out for free resources, includi...
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Arkush: With No. 1 pick and $100M to spend on free agents, next few months big for Bears PolesMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Of course the story for every team in the NFL last week in Indianapolis was the upcoming draft, but right now Bears General Manager Ryan Poles has a much ...
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Biden begins push for funding for pandemic fraud measuresMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus p...
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COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on originsMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from ...
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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID originsFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been "open and tran...