Articles filed under Health Crises
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Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patientsSep 03, 2020 11:00 pm - New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of ...
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Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic responseSep 03, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access t...
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Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel saysSep 03, 2020 7:00 am - It's still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn't advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also ...
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Want to get away this Labor Day? Here are some do's and don'ts to evade COVID-19Sep 03, 2020 5:30 am - Packing for your Labor Day getaway? Consider a trip around the block instead, health experts advise, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Illinois and across the co...
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Attention, shoppers: The Kane County Flea Market will reopen this weekendSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The Kane County Flea Market is coming back. It might not look exactly the same, but for the market's owners, there's a mix of joy and relief about the event's resumption...
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Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added $300 unemployment benefitSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to quali...
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Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent timesSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus c...
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Few dozen fans on hand for first look at live racing at Arlington ParkSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - With face masks firmly in place against the wind and COVID-19, Pete and Kay Stenberg lay back on the warm pavement with room to spare between live horse racing Thursday ...
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Illinois' COVID-19 cases surpass 240,000 as counties ramp up contact tracing hiresSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,360 Thursday - the lowest count since Aug. 10, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. Twenty-five additional people died f...
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How Schaumburg received $556,442 in COVID-19 relief fundsSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly joined Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials Thursday to encourage other suburbs to seek their fair share ...