Articles filed under Health Crises
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Another Bulls postponement opens up practice timeDec 22, 2021 9:00 am - If Bulls coach Billy Donovan had to pick a single Christmas wish, it might have been for more practice time. The circumstances aren't ideal, but the Bulls will get some ...
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2021 on track to surpass last year as nation's deadliestDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It's too early to say for sure, since all the death reports for November...
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EXPLAINER: What to do if you test positive for COVID-19Dec 22, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You've tested positive for COVID-19. Now what? The short answer for those in the U.S.: Stay home and avoid others. Tell the people you've been in close c...
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Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatmentDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off t...
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Case drop may show South Africa's omicron peak has passedDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medic...
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China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people in Xi'anDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighborhoods and workplaces in the northern city of Xi'an following a spike in...
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Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1Dec 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the ...
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New York City adds testing; no decision on Times Square New Year's EveDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York City, city officials said Wednesday they're opening more testing sites, restricting visiting at city-run hospitals and...
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2021 on track to surpass last year as nation's deadliestDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. It's too early to say for sure, since all the death reports for November and ...
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'I have changed': A nurse suffering long-haul COVID-19 effects looks toward ChristmasDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: Alix Atwell is a nurse and aspiring writer who lives in Barrington and works in Northbrook. In the summer of 2020, she chronicled for the Daily Herald...