Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lake County Jail tests 600 inmates, employees — three have COVID-19Sep 04, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County jail officials tested about 600 inmates, employees and contractors as part of their largest COVID-19 screening effort to date, and three tested positive, off...
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5,368 new COVID-19 cases but 4.1% positivity rate as state blames computers, saliva test influxSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 case count surged by 5,368 Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported, but it qualified that the unprecedented spike occurred because...
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DuPage County Health Department, testing site closed Labor DaySep 03, 2020 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont and Wheaton, and the DuPage County Community Based COVID-19 Testi...
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Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patientsSep 03, 2020 11:00 pm - New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of ...
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Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic responseSep 03, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access t...
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Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel saysSep 03, 2020 7:00 am - It's still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn't advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also ...
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Want to get away this Labor Day? Here are some do's and don'ts to evade COVID-19Sep 03, 2020 5:30 am - Packing for your Labor Day getaway? Consider a trip around the block instead, health experts advise, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Illinois and across the co...
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Attention, shoppers: The Kane County Flea Market will reopen this weekendSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The Kane County Flea Market is coming back. It might not look exactly the same, but for the market's owners, there's a mix of joy and relief about the event's resumption...
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Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added $300 unemployment benefitSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to quali...
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Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent timesSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus c...