Articles filed under Health Crises
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WHO: COVID-19 cases mostly drop, except for the AmericasMay 26, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said. In its latest weekl...
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Coronavirus level now high for Cook, collar countiesMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Chicago and Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry and Will counties are now rated at high community level for COVID-19, Illinois health officials said Thursday. The...
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Year's first mosquitoes with West Nile found in RoselleMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - The year's first mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found Tuesday in Roselle, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. Mosquitoes that feed ...
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Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don't prevent itMay 25, 2022 7:00 am - New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Let's use our current COVID 'down time' to better prepare for next surgesMay 25, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. No one on this green Earth wants a return of the coronavirus, but wishing won't...
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WHO chief Tedros reappointed to second five-year termMay 24, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reappointed to a second five-year term on Tuesday by the U.N. health agency's member countries. No othe...
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US births rose last year but still less than before pandemicMay 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic. The 1% increase was a bit of a rebou...
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EXPLAINER: What is monkeypox and where is it spreading?May 24, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Health authorities in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia have identified more than 100 cases of monkeypox in recent days. Officials around the wo...
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Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in EuropeMay 23, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as 'œa random event'ť that migh...
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Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in childrenMay 23, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence ...