Articles filed under Health Crises
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What will fast-spreading COVID-19 variant abroad mean for Illinois?Apr 05, 2022 1:00 am - With a fast-spreading COVID-19 variant spiraling in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, local health officials are eying Illinois' case and infection rates ...
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Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handgunsApr 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published Monday suggests people who liv...
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COVID-19 update: Hospitalizations up 6.3% from last weekApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - After seeing a steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations for the past several weeks, Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported today that the number of p...
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Gurnee leaders to add second year of popular small business grant programApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - Gurnee village leaders are set to renew a popular small-business grant program for a second year. The first year of the program was approved in September to offer relief...
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Novavax asks EU regulator to clear COVID vaccine for teensMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The pharmaceutical developer Novavax says it has asked the European Medicines Agency to extend the authorization of its coronavirus vaccine to children ag...
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Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study saysMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic, according to government findings released Th...
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COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers clears General AssemblyMar 31, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would allow teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if the...
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Who really needs a second COVID booster? Here's what to knowMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - Many Americans now can get a second COVID-19 booster, but it's hard to tell who really needs another shot right now and who could wait. The Food and Drug Administration ...
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Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fightMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. (AP) - To administer this COVID test, Todd Kautz had to lie on his belly in the snow and worm his upper body into the narrow den of a hibernating bl...
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FDA panel narrowly sides against experimental ALS drugMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers on Wednesday narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a potentia...