Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mount Prospect hosting suicide awareness event Sept. 21Sep 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect Human Services Department is hosting a Suicide Prevention Awareness Community Event on Sept. 21, in the Farley Community Room of village hall, 50 S. E...
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How We Got The Story: The evolution of our pandemic coverageSep 10, 2022 1:00 am - Just as the virus itself has changed over the past two and a half years, the Daily Herald's coverage of the pandemic has evolved as well. In the early stages, new inform...
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Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York CitySep 09, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was...
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US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for moreSep 09, 2022 7:00 am - The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Friday, a milestone that comes at a critical time for Americans still desperately waiting for that chance at survival....
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Why the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster might mark beginning of annual inoculationsSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - State and local public health officials in Illinois were not too surprised this week when the head of the White House COVID-19 Response Team suggested the latest booster...
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US may expand monkeypox vaccine eligibility to men with HIVSep 08, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. officials are considering broadening recommendations for who gets vaccinated against monkeypox, possibly to include many men with HIV or those recen...
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Flu shot clinic at Wheeling hillage hall on Sept. 29Sep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling village officials and Jewel-Osco Pharmacy will conduct a flu shot clinic Sept. 29. The event will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the village hall, 2 Community Bl...
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FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd reviewSep 07, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, a remarkable turnaroun...
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WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not overSep 07, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review ...
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Candy, cash, gifts: How rewards help recovery from addictionSep 07, 2022 7:00 am - Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook earned small prizes - can...