Articles filed under Health Crises
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First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on saleNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether ...
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Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shotsNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong pr...
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UN: Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still riskyNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization's emerg...
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Pritzker won't loosen restrictions anywhere for 'next few weeks'Nov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Citing fears of a Thanksgiving-related resurgence of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that mitigation restrictions in the state will not be loosened in comi...
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Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shotsNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong pro...
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Tuesday is Virtual World AIDS DayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is collaborating with the Art Impact Project to host a free virtual event to commemorate World AIDS Day on ...
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Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approvalNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But crimin...
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Chicago shuts down 300-person party, businesses for violating COVID-19 rulesNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - City officials shut down a party with about 300 attendees in a basement venue in the Wicker Park over the weekend, officials said Monday. The venue was one of more than ...
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COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalizations on the riseNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - New coronavirus cases in Illinois fell to their lowest levels since the onset of a surge earlier this month, but the number of people hospitalized with the respiratory i...
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'Pillar of soccer community' dies from COVID-19 complicationsNov 29, 2020 12:00 am - Ted Ruzbasan never played soccer. Yet he wound up becoming a significant figure in the suburbs' youth soccer scene, spending more than a half-century as a coach, referee...