Articles filed under Health Crises
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Cook County resident in late 70s is state's first person to die of West Nile virus in 2022Aug 30, 2022 1:00 am - A Cook County resident is the first person in Illinois to die of West Nile virus so far this year, state officials said Tuesday. The person, whose identity was not relea...
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HBOT a potential treatment for those with long COVID-19Aug 28, 2022 7:00 am - Q: I got COVID-19, which wasn't too bad. But now I've got long COVID. I'm exhausted all the time, my heart races and I've got brain fog. It's derailing my life. I saw on...
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What's behind deadly overdose surge in McHenry County?Aug 28, 2022 1:00 am - McHenry County has seen an "unusual increase" in fatal overdoses in the last four weeks, the McHenry County Department of Health has reported, alarming those in the comm...
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Pfizer asks EU drug regulator to OK tweaked COVID vaccineAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the European Medicines Agency to authorize their updated coronavirus booster vaccine that includes the most recent omicron s...
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Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patentsAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their ow...
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More polio virus detected in upstate New York wastewaterAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - State health officials in New York are warning of expanding 'œcommunity spread'ť of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from ano...
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US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinationsAug 26, 2022 7:00 am - The Biden administration said Friday there's enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren't getting to some of the people who need the ...
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Antioch police released bodycam video of officers saving an overdose victim. Here's why.Aug 26, 2022 5:00 am - When his officers responded to three more overdoses last weekend — the 15th, 16th and 17th of the year and all three involving teenagers who, fortunately, survived — Ant...
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Don't wait for omicron-specific vaccine to get boosted, doctors urgeAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Barely a third of Illinois residents eligible for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot have received one. That's roughly 2 million people 50 and older who should have ...
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COVID-19 testing returns to Arlington ParkAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 testing has returned to the parking lot of Arlington Park. The free, rapid PCR tests are available from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and from 9 ...