Articles filed under Health Crises
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Daily Herald opinion: With monkeypox, education is our best toolAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board According to available information, the monkeypox virus is not as severe or as deadly as ...
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COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stableAug 03, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday...
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Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hintsAug 02, 2022 7:00 am - New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems. Doctors have long advised physical activity to help kee...
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Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new casesAug 02, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the li...
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Food giveaway, vaccine clinic at Elgin library WednesdayAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin will hold a food giveaway and vaccine clinic Wednesday. The food giveaway will be held at 1 p.m. in the northeast main library parki...
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Last chance for input on how Lake County spends COVID relief fundsAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - The final community input night regarding how Lake County should spend federal COVID relief funds will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10, at the Round Lake Beach Civic Ce...
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In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVIDJul 30, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotecte...
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State announces plan for $760 million from opioid settlementJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will di...
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What schools are saying about masks so far as COVID-19 cases are up 10%Jul 29, 2022 1:00 am - With schools on the verge of welcoming kids back once again amid a pandemic, several suburban districts will continue policies of recommending but not mandating face mas...
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If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?Jul 28, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed....