Articles filed under Health Crises
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Phase 1b of vaccinations starts Monday, but accessibility questions remainJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - Starting Monday, roughly 3.2 million more Illinois residents are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Just how those residents are going to get the vaccine remains la...
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Long-haul COVID-19 similar to post-polio syndromeJan 23, 2021 10:00 pm - Q: Your column about long-haul COVID-19 started a conversation at our house about why some viruses will keep getting you sick even after you've recovered. A friend of ou...
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Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve healthJan 23, 2021 6:00 am - When COVID-19 first swarmed the United States, one health insurer called some customers with a question: Do you have enough to eat? Oscar Health wanted to know if people...
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Suburban Cook, Chicago restaurant owners celebrate return of limited indoor diningJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - Restaurateurs said they were elated at being able to reopen for indoor dining Saturday after the state announced in the morning that limited service could resume in subu...
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How St. Alexius became a pioneer in COVID-19 treatment after second U.S. case landed thereJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - A year ago, Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates announced it was treating the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in Illinois — and just the second i...
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Dist. 214 may join vaping lawsuit against JuulJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 could be the latest school system to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs that alleges the ...
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How DuPage County will launch next wave of vaccinationsJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - As DuPage County prepares to move to the next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations, medical providers are finalizing plans to get scarce shots into the arms of seniors and esse...
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December virus outbreak contained at Lake County jail, officials sayJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - In the weeks since a 35-person COVID-19 outbreak at the Lake County jail, the staff has contained the spread of the virus and driven the number of infected people down t...
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Durbin, Pritzker raise concerns over long-term care vaccinationsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Two of Illinois' top political leaders separately raised concerns Friday about the state's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to residents and workers in long-term care facili...
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Gail Borden library buildings to reopen Monday with safeguardsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - With Kane County now in Tier 2 pandemic mitigations, the Gail Borden Public Library District plans to reopen its three buildings Monday with several safeguards in place....