Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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In the shadow of COVID-19, suburbanites recall polio crisis of the 1950sApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - When Palatine native Cheri Pinchot was growing up in the 1950s, polio was the scourge adults and children feared. First reported in the United States in the mid-19th ce...
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Navy sailor dies in Guam after virus outbreak aboard carrierApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - A sailor aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which docked in Guam after cases of the coronavirus began spreading on the aircraft carrier, has died after receiving treatme...
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New York death toll passes 10,000; new hot spots slow to emergeApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - MADRID - New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 on Monday even as the absence of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism...
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Trump says he'll decide on easing guidelines, not governorsApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asserted Monday that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when to reopen the coronavirus-stricken country, thoug...
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Jel Sert resumes manufacturing after COVID-19 cases at factoryApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Jel Sert Co. is ending a temporary suspension to manufacturing operations after at least six workers at its West Chicago factory tested positive for COVID-19. The compan...