Articles filed under Health Crises
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Economic fallout mounts, worldwide cases top 1 millionApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witn...
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Volunteers sought for 'Neighbor to Neighbor' assistance in State House District 65Apr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - In response to the ongoing and growing COVID-19 pandemic, State Rep. Dan Ugaste, a Republican from Geneva, is launching a program to help those in need in the 65th Distr...
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WIU COVID-19 Dashboard & Map continues to monitor reported casesApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - MACOMB, IL - Since launching a statewide COVID-19 web map and dashboard, the Western Illinois University GIS Center, in cooperation with the Department of Earth, Atmosph...
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Wilson! Readers design creative Wilsons to keep them company during the stay-at-home orderApr 01, 2020 2:27 pm - Last week, Daily Herald Senior Vice President/Editor John Lampinen put out the call to readers to share their "Wilson" photos. We were not disappointed in the response. ...
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FDA wants heartburn meds off the market due to contaminationApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination i...
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More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virusApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists offered more evidence Wednesday that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the federal governm...
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Virus outbreak creates new challenges for addiction recoveryApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Charlie Campbell, nearly 13 years sober, is feeling tested today more than ever to stay that way. His dad is recovering from COVID-19 in a suburban Seatt...
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Why health experts aren't warning about coronavirus in foodApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren't health officials warning...
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Good News: Willow Creek Care Center adapts in time of social distancingApr 01, 2020 6:00 am - Cars pulled up by the hundreds last week to Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Without church services, what could be the draw? Emergency food distributi...
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A song to make you smile: “Walk of Life” by Dire StraitsApr 01, 2020 5:30 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...