Articles filed under Health Crises
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Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?Mar 24, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and tried more rec...
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Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease statusMar 24, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators, a status that can ...
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Malfunctioning EpiPens could harm patients, companies sayMar 24, 2020 7:00 am - U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned the public about malfunctions involving some EpiPens, the emergency injectors for severe allergic reactions. The Food and Drug Adminis...
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Statewide doctors group concerned about workload, but suburban hospitals say staffing levels are strongMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - The head of a statewide medical association on Monday expressed concern for physicians treating the growing number of COVID-19 patients and medical equipment shortages, ...
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Mini libraries now double as mini food pantries in Mount ProspectMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - A series of 19 miniature libraries on front lawns throughout Mount Prospect now double as mini food pantries, thanks to the efforts of organizer Joey Carbone and their h...
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Constable: Magicians try new tricks as gigs disappearMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Just say the magic words, “COVID-19,” and poof — the livelihood of local magicians vanishes. “Everything is gone,” says Pete Kovacevich, 62, a full-time magician from Bu...
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COVID-19 puts Sox fan's Opening Day streak on holdMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Arriving at Guaranteed Rate Field hours before Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito fires a first-pitch strike past Kansas City Royals center fielder Whit Merrifield to o...
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State relaxes rules so retired medical workers can help with COVID-19 responseMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - Retired health care professionals considering answering Gov. J.B. Pritzker's call join the fight against the coronavirus will have fewer obstacles to getting their licen...
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A song to make you smile: “Good Day Sunshine” by the BeatlesMar 24, 2020 5:30 am - We're going to try 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 ...
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China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei provinceMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - BEIJING - Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become...