Articles filed under Health Crises
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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonousApr 22, 2024 8:18 am - BEIJING — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the sour...
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State wants schools to monitor students’ vaccination status amid measles outbreakApr 12, 2024 6:43 pm - With measles cases hitting a recent high of 62 in the Chicago region, state officials are asking schools to check students’ vaccination status and encourage shots to redu...
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With 53 cases of measles recorded in the city and suburbs, when does it peak?Apr 01, 2024 7:24 pm - Measles infections related to an outbreak at a Chicago migrant shelter have proliferated from one case reported on March 4 to 53 as of Monday statewide.
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Lake County Health Department reports first case of measlesMar 23, 2024 1:13 pm - The Lake County Health Department has confirmed a case of measles in a Lake County resident, according to a news release. There have been at least 60 reported measles ca...
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Report: Canada’s wildfires push Chicago to second most polluted major city in the U.S.Mar 19, 2024 5:58 pm - With an unfortunate boost from Canadian wildfires, Chicago’s air quality dropped a notch in 2023, identifying the city as the second most polluted in the United States, a...
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Bartlett Fire District to launch ‘Stop the Bleed’ training program April 13Feb 28, 2024 1:48 pm - To enhance community safety and empower individuals to act effectively in emergencies, the Bartlett Fire District is launching its new “Stop the Bleed” training program t...
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COVID-19 deaths are down, but Illinois’ death rate is still higher than it was pre-pandemicFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - Newly released mortality figures by the Illinois Department of Public Health show deaths in 2022 were still coming in at a much higher rate than what the state was seeing before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hoffman Estates Fire Dept. offering CPR/AED class Feb. 12Feb 09, 2024 5:39 am - The Hoffman Estates Fire Department is offering a Heartsaver CPR/AED course from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, at Fire Station 24, 5775 Beacon Pointe Drive. The course ...
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Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anywayFeb 07, 2024 8:06 am - Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — ...
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Illinois sees seasonal bump in COVID-19 infections after ‘mild’ yearDec 27, 2023 11:06 am - At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a quarter of the new patients being hospitalized each week throughout Illinois were infected with the deadly respiratory disease. Th...