Articles filed under Health Crises
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Audit: Urgent response lacking in outbreak at veterans homeMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sluggishness, poor compliance with existing rules and little help from state public health officials crippled the response by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administ...
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All suburban counties now at medium COVID-19 risk level, with DuPage approaching highMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Department of Public Health is urging masking indoors in public and on transit to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as cases spike, officials said Friday. Fourt...
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Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birdsMay 05, 2022 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their ...
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WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19May 05, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems duri...
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Virus found in pig heart used in human transplantMay 05, 2022 7:00 am - Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say i...
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Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death ratesMay 05, 2022 7:00 am - A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thur...
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WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19May 05, 2022 1:00 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the pa...
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WHO: COVID continues to decline, except in Americas, AfricaMay 04, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths globally continued to fall in the last week, co...
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Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggestsMay 04, 2022 7:00 am - Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study published Wednesday suggests. The research ...
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CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trainsMay 03, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month t...