Articles filed under Health Crises
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'He will be my silent warrior': ER doctor describes her bond with COVID-19 patientApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Dr. Halleh Akbarnia is an emergency medicine physician at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She wrote the following April 7 on Facebook...
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Congress delays return to Washington until at least May 4Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday joined the House in delaying its next meeting in Washington, citing the need to protect members from the coronavirus pandemic. The del...
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'We don't have a king': Backlash at Trump's authority claimsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Invoking the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty," President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that objections by governors to his claim of absolute authority over whe...
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A song to make you smile: 'Get Together' by the YoungbloodsApr 14, 2020 1:00 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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Editorial: Be there to help teens, seniors cope with stay-at-home pressuresApr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - It's been 26 days since Gov. J.B. Pritzker told Illinois residents to stay at home to blunt the spread of the COVID-19 virus and by now, you're likely feeling a touch of...
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Elgin emergency responders get some protections under coronavirus actApr 13, 2020 8:30 pm - Elgin emergency responders are covered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act but not by the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, officials said. Both are co...
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US clears first saliva test to help diagnose new virusApr 13, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19, a new approach that could h...
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Heart woes spur partial stop of malaria drug study for virusApr 13, 2020 7:00 am - Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus treatment after heart rhythm problems developed in one-quarter of pe...
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Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19?Apr 13, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 unti...
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Tollway losing millions with traffic drop, but not ready to curtail constructionApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - One bittersweet benefit of hunkering down at home is how the once-monthly "your I-PASS account has auto-replenished" email is dormant. The reprieve in I-PASS charges is ...