Articles filed under Health Crises
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Big study casts more doubt on malaria drugs for coronavirusMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - Malaria drugs pushed by President Donald Trump as treatments for the coronavirus did not help and were tied to a greater risk of death and heart rhythm problems in a new...
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US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gelMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - U.S. regulators on Friday approved a birth control gel that works in a new way to prevent pregnancy. Phexxi comes in an applicator that women insert before sex. The gel ...
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VIRUS DIARY: Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by EbolaMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - 'œAre you going to die?'ť my 8-year-old daughter asked me the other day. 'œThey said on the radio that adults are getting sick and dying.'ť "Maybe ...
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Fremont library to begin curbside service next monthMay 22, 2020 5:30 am - After being closed for two months because of the COVID-19 crisis, Mundelein's Fremont Public Library should begin offering curbside checkouts next month — but book retur...
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A song to make you smile: 'Stay Up Late' by Talking HeadsMay 22, 2020 5:30 am - 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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Texas court holds first US jury trial via videoconferencingMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - DALLAS - The potential jurors popped onto the screen one by one. They confirmed their names and told the judge how they were connecting to the court: on laptops, tablets...
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May 21 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 52,455 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according ...
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State to notify 32,000 unemployment claimants of data breach out of 'abundance of caution'May 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday it will notify 32,483 claimants whose personal information might have been viewed because o...
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Suburban election clerks ask state to prepare for record demand for vote-by-mailMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban election clerks are preparing for what they expect to be the largest number of mail-in ballots ever requested for an Illinois election. The three Democrats and ...
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Here are the changes coming to the McHenry County courthouse in JuneMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Remote video calls with a judge, marked seating in courtrooms, and trials with jurors seated 6 feet apart. That's the future for McHenry County court, which received the...