Articles filed under Health Crises
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Our co-workers had coronavirus, but our boss never told usOct 04, 2020 6:15 am - Q: Two people in our five-person office have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Our boss found out over the weekend, but didn't tell us until we found out from o...
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Trump declares 'I get it,' then briefly leaves hospitalOct 04, 2020 1:00 am - BETHESDA, Md. - President Donald Trump declared, "I get it," in a message to the nation Sunday evening before briefly leaving the hospital to salute cheering supporters ...
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State reports 1,453 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 17 more deathsOct 04, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities announced 1,453 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Illinois Sunday, ending a run of four straight days of more than 2,000 new cases. The Illin...
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VNA, Aurora to host flu shot clinics every Friday in OctoberOct 03, 2020 11:00 pm - As flu season begins amid COVID-19, health officials are raising awareness about the increased importance of flu shots this year due to the ongoing presence of the coron...
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Editorial: Compassion, practical issues must come first in president's, others' infectionsOct 03, 2020 2:00 pm - Practically from the beginning, political issues involving the novel coronavirus have often overridden even the disease's serious health consequences. With President Don...
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Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illnessOct 03, 2020 7:00 am - President Donald Trump has several strikes against him - age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male - that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill...
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Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illnessOct 03, 2020 7:00 am - The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infecti...
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With 2,442 new COVID-19 cases, Illinois reaches 300,000, adds 31 deathsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - With the addition of 2,442 new confirmed cases, Illinois has topped 300,000 COVID-19 cases, state health authorities announced Saturday. The additional cases Saturday br...
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Illinois COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 2Oct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 133,842 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 45% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pillsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has issued a warning about overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills bought on the street, DuPage County health authorities said Saturday. The state alerted ...