Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois reports 3,767 more COVID-19 cases, 104 additional deathsDec 27, 2020 12:00 am - Figures released by the Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday showed an uptick in new COVID-19 cases and nearly double the number of deaths. On Sunday, IDPH announ...
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Editorial: COVID-19 was a test. How did we do?Dec 26, 2020 1:00 pm - We hope 2021 will end the pandemic, but we cannot go back to the way we were
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Nursing homes face daunting task of getting consent before they give coronavirus vaccinesDec 26, 2020 12:00 am - More than 3 million elderly and infirm residents of nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities may face delays in getting coronavirus vaccines as the facilities c...
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A battle that doesn't end: The pandemic's effect on health care workersDec 26, 2020 12:00 am - Nurse Samantha Mull felt helpless as she held the hand of a dying COVID-19 patient, trying to provide a sense of comfort as his family members said their goodbyes over t...
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A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020Dec 25, 2020 6:00 am - Almost no place has been spared - and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More th...
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2020: Just one of many hard years in American historyDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - The year of 2020 is in its final days, and few are sorry to see it go. Rarely has a year in American history caused so many forms of upheaval. For historians, the defin...
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Illinois reports 156 more COVID-19 deaths, 5,742 new casesDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday there were 5,742 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 156 additional d...
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The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19Dec 24, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy. When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what was causing its stran...
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How suburban senior living centers keep up the holiday spirit with no visitors allowedDec 24, 2020 4:30 am - Staffs create ways to safely keep up the holiday spirit
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Naperville North to host blood drive Dec. 27Dec 24, 2020 12:00 am - To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, the Naperville Park District is hosting donation opportunities at its Alfred Rubin Riv...