Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mask Up Kane County crafts 40,000 masks for the Fox ValleyMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - A Kane County grass-roots organization of volunteer seamstresses, crafters and other DIYers that manufactures face masks for health care workers and nonprofits has now d...
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Delnor dietitian offers healthy alternatives during meat shortagesMay 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some meat counters are sparse and at least one major restaurant chain is saying "No Burgers." Audra Wilson, MS, RD, LDN, bariatric dietitia...
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Rare inflammatory condition affects some kids with COVID-19May 07, 2020 7:00 am - Dozens of U.S. children have been hospitalized with a serious inflammatory condition possibly linked with the coronavirus and first seen in Europe. New York authorities ...
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Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus studyMay 07, 2020 7:00 am - A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection. Hydroxychloroquine did not lower the risk of dying...
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Coronavirus found in patients' semen in small Chinese studyMay 07, 2020 7:00 am - The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn't address whether sexual transmission is possible. Doctors ...
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Naperville chamber survey: 58% of businesses can survive only 5 months or less during pandemicMay 07, 2020 5:20 am - One business of the 155 who responded to a Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce survey said it has not been affected at all by the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority a...
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A song to make you smile: 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye and Tammi TerrellMay 07, 2020 5:07 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Constable: Mother's Day brunches give way to COVID-19 loneliness, confusionMay 07, 2020 5:00 am - I've written dozens of Mother's Day columns during my newspaper career. This will be my first Mother's Day without my mom. Lois Constable died in November at age 92. I r...
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May 7 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Of the 138 additional deaths announced Thursday, 55 - or 40% - are from suburban Cook County and the five collar counties, by the state's cou...
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Wheaton French market set to open May 16 with safety protocolsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Wheaton's open-air French market will reopen for the season with new COVID-19 safety protocols. City officials have been working with the operator, Bensidoun USA Inc., ...