Articles filed under Health Crises
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Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemicJul 12, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The toll of drug-resistant 'œsuperbug'ť infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. After yea...
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Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the deadJul 12, 2022 7:00 am - New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save hum...
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New Illinois Department of Public Health chief comes with pediatrics, policy expertiseJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - A pediatrician with governance and legal expertise will lead the Illinois Department of Public Health as the state continues to ride the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pri...
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District 303 to release COVID protocols for coming school yearJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 in the next few weeks is set to announce its COVID-19 protocols for the coming school year. "In the coming weeks, the district will be upda...
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Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approvalJul 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma's applicatio...
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New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyondJul 11, 2022 7:00 am - The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that's worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous o...
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Lake County seeks input on its use of COVID relief fundsJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - Two information sessions are planned to gather public input on how federal COVID relief fund can benefit communities in Lake County. A virtual event will be held at 6 p...
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Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factoryJul 09, 2022 7:00 am - Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage, a compa...
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When the patient advocate becomes the COVID patientJul 09, 2022 7:00 am - On Mother's Day, while out to brunch with my family, I started feeling exceptionally tired and weepy. I immediately chalked it up to working too hard, and to my happines...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations over 1,300 for first time since FebruaryJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time since February, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois have climbed above 1,300 patients. According to Illinois Department of Public Health records rel...