Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lack of virus testing stokes fears in world's refugee campsApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - There are over 70 million people worldwide who have been driven from their homes by war and unrest, up to 10 million are packed into refugee camps and informal settlemen...
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Schaumburg Library extends services to studentsApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Township District Library this week approved a temporary extension of its digital resources to students and their families who attend Schaumburg Township ...
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Warren grad Papadakis keeps fighting in quest to grab Olympic spotApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Little fazes Nefeli Papadakis, a fierce athlete who's traveled solo on airplanes since she was a teenager as part of a journey that has seen her fight judo opponents all...
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A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patientsApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Craig Coopersmith was up early that morning as usual, and typed his daily inquiry into his phone. "Good morning, Team Covid," he wrote, asking for updates from the ICU t...
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AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protectionsApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey finds, even as small p...
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College of DuPage architecture alumna helps transform McCormick Place for COVID-19 patientsApr 21, 2020 11:00 pm - In just two weeks, hundreds of workers converted McCormick Place from a convention center to a medical facility with 2,250 rooms to treat COVID-19 patients. College of D...
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Weil Foot & Ankle Institute works outside the box to treat patients during pandemicApr 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Weil Foot & Ankle Institute, headquartered in Mount Prospect, is thoughtfully and diligently supporting efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19. The physicians and staf...
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US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at homeApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could hel...
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2 types of testing look for COVID-19 infections new and oldApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Testing is critical to controlling the coronavirus and eventually easing restrictions that have halted daily life for most Americans. But there's been ...
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Big unknowns about virus complicate getting back to normalApr 21, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Reopening the U.S. economy is complicated by some troubling scientific questions about the new coronavirus that go beyond the logistics of whether enou...