Articles filed under Health Crises
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Me and we: Individual rights, common good and coronavirusMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - We, the people. But individual rights. The common good. But don't tread on me. Form a more perfect union and promote the general welfare. But secure the blessings of lib...
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Ukraine's overburdened doctors in desperate virus fightMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine (AP) - A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobevko rushes fro...
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Just a chat: Calls offered for older adults staying homeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - DALLAS - For 81-year-old Dell Kaplan, the offer to get calls from a stranger just to chat while staying home during the coronavirus pandemic was immediately appealing. "...
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Ribfest in its first year in Romeoville canceledMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Exchange Club of Naperville has canceled Ribfest, a Fourth of July tradition that would have had its first run in Romeoville this summer. Organizers determined they ...
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U.S. autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promiseMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - WARREN, Mich. - More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to res...
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Lawsuit accuses Geneva nursing home of failing to follow coronavirus guidelinesMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The family of a Bria of Geneva resident who died from coronavirus complications has sued the nursing home, claiming it failed to implement adequate measures to prevent t...
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Answer on attending national tournaments this summer should be a simple oneMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Decisions, decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has society into a different form of living in ways we would never have imagined a few short months ago. One of those differe...
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Drive-through COVID-19 testing facility to open Friday in Rolling MeadowsMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The state will open a new drive-through COVID-19 testing facility Friday at Rolling Meadows High School, providing free tests to anyone who believes they need one. Offi...
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'COVID toes,' other rashes latest possible rare virus signsMay 17, 2020 7:00 am - Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes - whether by emailed picture or video visit - as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVID-19 may pop up in ...
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Bartering is back: When life gives you lemons, trade them for a neighbor's hand sanitizerMay 17, 2020 6:23 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tammy Calhoun traded a loaf of freshly baked bread and a few homegrown avocados for a neighbor's help planting a vegetable garden in her front yard last ...