Articles filed under Health Crises
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Why coronavirus is infecting, killing blacks at an alarming rateApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - In nearly a month of COVID-19 lockdown, Randy Hodges has been teleconferencing with doctors for checkups on his thyroid condition and leading online Bible studies as an ...
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Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll risesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - ROME - Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents from the coronavirus that surrounds ...
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Two Brothers producing hand sanitizerApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Two Brothers Artisan Spirits in Aurora is producing hand sanitizer for essential businesses and health care professionals. The distillery is working with hospitals, seni...
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Timing perfect for another successful Wheaton dodgeball tournamentApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The eighth annual dodgeball tournament at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton couldn't have come at a better time. Taking place over a four-day period in the middle of Mar...
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April 8 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some townsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - See statistics by ZIP code in the PDF linked at the bottom of this report. Cook County • As of Wednesday, suburban Cook County had 4,428 confirmed COVID-19 cas...
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Children's museum posts learn-at-home resourcesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage Children's Museum invites families to explore creativity and curiosity during the stay-at-home order by using its new community of online resources, "Play to Lear...
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What others are writing about COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body's Immune System Might Be To Blame Doctors have seen a tragic pattern in some of the worst COVID-19 cases where the patien...
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You have to throw out (and not recycle) gloves, masks properly, too, for everyone's healthApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Discarded masks and gloves littering parking lots and streets are becoming an unsightly, and potentially harmful, consequence of people trying to be safe during the pand...
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Preckwinkle self-isolating after security staffer tests positive for COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will self-isolate until the end of the day Friday, after a member of her security detail tested positive for COVID-19, she a...
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'Full circle': McCormick Place turns into field hospital a century after namesake survived flu pandemicApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Col. Robert R. McCormick kept a diary during World War I that sounds eerily familiar. Fearful his notes could fall into enemy hands, he didn't write much about plans for...