Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois to receive nearly $20 million in opioid settlementFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state will receive $19.8 million from a settlement reached Thursday between a coalition of attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame...
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After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants AnswersFeb 03, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A key congressio...
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Greater Elgin Family Care Center offers COVID-19 vaccine for Phase 1A and 1BFeb 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing center patients eligible under phase 1A and 1B at various Health Center locati...
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Jordan Search Consultants launches healthcare staffing service line nationwideFeb 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Healthcare recruitment firm fills vital roles for clients during the COVID pandemic ST. LOUIS (January 7, 2021) - Jordan Search Consultants, a nationwide healthcare exec...
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'New chance at life': Man gets face, hands in rare surgeryFeb 03, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resi...
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COVID-19 vaccine still in short supply, but unfounded reluctance abounds in Kane CountyFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - A lack of local vaccine supply means it may take up to 12 weeks to vaccinate the 125,000 Kane County residents local health department officials estimate are in the Phas...
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UK says new study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine shotFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain's health chief has hailed a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 1...
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'Mentally I feel better': Second mass vaccination site opens in Cook County.Feb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois set a new daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations, with 65,166 people getting them in the last 24 hours, climbing above the seven-day average of 45,787, the Illi...
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COVID-19: Northbrook resident dies, 116 new cases in Glenview and Northbrook in past weekFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - A Northbrook resident died of COVID-19 in the past week, and 116 people were newly diagnosed with the disease in Glenview and Northbrook, the Cook County public health a...
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Editorial: Vaccination offers a start toward normal life - but cautions applyFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is like the dawn of a new day for a lot of people. In numbers relatively small but growing, they're looking forward to a quick return to the t...