Articles filed under Health Crises
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Surviving in America's Black Belt amid pandemic and job lossJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - SELMA, Ala. - Life can be tough even on a good day in the Black Belt, where some of the poorest people in America are, as usual, depending on each other to survive. Thei...
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District 212 food service staff continues to serve the communityJun 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Many heroes have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, including first responders, health care professionals, teachers and other essential workers. Among those essential...
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A song to make you smile: 'Let's Hang On' by Frankie Valli and The Four SeasonsJun 09, 2020 11:00 pm - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily “Song to Make You Smile.” It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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'We'll feed anyone': That's the motto at Aurora pantry where demand has more than quadrupledJun 09, 2020 6:00 am - The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry served 2,000 people a week when Cat Battista became executive director 18 months ago. Now it serves 9,000. For the past two mont...
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Medical emergency? Don't fear COVID-19; get help, Naperville doctor saysJun 09, 2020 5:20 am - In three months of caring for patients with COVID-19, none of the 40 doctors in the emergency department at Edward Hospital in Naperville have contracted the virus. Tha...
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Glen Ellyn patient's advice: When stroke symptoms set in, 'listen to your body' and get help nowJun 09, 2020 5:00 am - A Glen Ellyn nurse who is safely managing her blood vessel disorder is the poster child for why it's vital to head to the nearest hospital as soon as symptoms of a strok...
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Checkouts available at Wauconda library starting next weekJun 09, 2020 5:00 am - After months of relative inactivity because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Wauconda Area Library soon will join the growing number of suburban libraries offering limited ch...
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Are asymptomatic people spreading the coronavirus? WHO official's words spark confusion, debateJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - The World Health Organization moved Tuesday to clarify its position on whether people without symptoms are widely spreading the new coronavirus, saying much remains unkn...
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As Illinois COVID-19 deaths top 6,000, expert warns against 'coronavirus fatigue'Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 rose by 95 Tuesday, officials said, bringing the total fatalities to more than 6,000. Cases of the respiratory disease gre...
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China's companies emerge as global donors in virus pandemicJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - BEIJING - As the coronavirus spread, the world's richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the ruli...