Articles filed under Health Crises
-
Metra ridership dropped 95% after 'stay at home' orderApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - To grapple with a ridership free fall and budget shortfall thanks to COVID-19, Metra must react quickly to discern passenger needs when people return to commuting, offic...
-
WHO, allies lament Trump cut to U.S. funding as virus rageApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday lamented the U.S. decision to halt funding for the U.N. agency, promising a review of its decisions while...
-
Itasca's Ion Exhibits shifts focus to manufacturing personal protective equipmentApr 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Ion Exhibits in Itasca is restructuring its manufacturing capabilities from focusing on trade show exhibits to personal protective equipment. By doing so, the company pl...
-
CLC Foundation now offers Lancers Keep Learning FundApr 14, 2020 11:00 pm - To help students economically impacted by COVID-19, the College of Lake County and its foundation allocated $140,000 for special emergency relief. The Lancers Keep Lear...
-
Streets of Woodfield supports first responders, food pantriesApr 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Amid the increased need people are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg has donated $25,000 to both the Grea...
-
Lost insurance & need insulin? Makers offer it free or cheapApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Diabetes patients struggling to afford insulin, especially those losing health insurance because of the coronavirus pandemic, can get it at sharply ...
-
Health care workers are 10%-20% of US coronavirus casesApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Between 10% and 20% of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, though they tended to be hospitalized at lower rates than other patients, official...
-
Court throws out Trump rollback of school nutrition rulesApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After making a brief comeback on school lunch menus, white bread and other refined grains may be vanishing again when schools reopen after a federal cour...
-
Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, USApr 14, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it's still a long road to pr...
-
Suburban stars in seclusion: Gary Sinise helps heroes, Phillipa Soo singsApr 14, 2020 6:00 am - Many stars from the suburbs are doling out cheer - and charity - during the COVID-19 pandemic. We checked in on a few. The room where it happened John Krasinski has...