Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lab leak? Despite new report, no consensus on coronavirus origins 3 years into pandemicFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTO - A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak ...
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Pritzker launches children's behavioral health initiativeFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing what he called a nationwide crisis in children's mental health, Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul and expand the avail...
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Suburban doctor leading team to Turkey and Syria to care for earthquake victimsFeb 20, 2023 4:30 am - Dr. Zaher Sahloul was on duty at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn on Feb. 6 when he learned a massive earthquake had struck southeastern Turkey and northwester...
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COVID-19 hospitalization inching back up across IllinoisFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - After dipping to some of the lowest levels in a year, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are inching back up. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported ...
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District 204 mental health program well underway thanks to $1 million in grantsFeb 08, 2023 4:30 am - First counseling sessions at Neuqua Valley scheduled for today
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'Medicaid cliff' could leave up to 700,000 Illinoisans uninsuredFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As many as 700,000 Illinoisans could lose their Medicaid coverage after March 31, but the Department of Healthcare and Family Services says it is working t...
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Antioch hosting opioid/drug awareness fairFeb 05, 2023 12:00 am - An Opioid/Drug Awareness Resource Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Antioch Community High School, 1133 Main St., Antioch. Antioch police are par...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest point in four monthsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitals statewide are treating the fewest COVID-19 patients since Oct. 1. Illinois Department of Public Health records show Illinois hospitals were treating 861 COVID-...
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Successful debut for Lake County's police, mental health clinician team-up programFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Since last February, a program that partners police officers with social workers to form mental health crisis response units has offered help to more than 1,200 Lake Cou...
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Republican-led committee targets COVID relief aid for reviewFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as "indications o...