Articles filed under Health Crises
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Clinics in Moscow now offering Sputnik M vaccines to 12-17sJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian capital on Monday has started offering a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine to children in the 12-17 age group amid the country's bigge...
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Canada PM tests positive for COVID, rips anti vaccine demoJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is "feeling fine" and will continue to work remotely from home. Tru...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations down 26% from last weekJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - State health officials Monday reported 3,870 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois, a 26.1% decline from a week ago. Of those hospitalize...
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EXPLAINER: New federal law targets medical bill surprisesJan 30, 2022 6:00 am - Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care gained a layer of protection this month from a new federal law. The No Surprises Act prev...
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How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?Jan 29, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK - How many times can I reuse my N95 mask? It depends, but you should be able to use N95s and KN95s a few times. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Preventi...
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Constable: Nurses star in Arcada's free 'Salute to Heroes' ABBA showJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - Friday night's show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles started the way owner Ron Onesti begins every show. "I always bring out the American flag, play the national ant...
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Facts Matter: Biden takes credit for Trump-signed billJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - During a news conference earlier this month at the White House, President Joe Biden touted a consumer protection law that guards against patients being hit with unexpect...
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7-day COVID-19 case positivity rate dips into single digits after four weeks of highsJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois' positivity rate for COVID-19 cases dipped into single digits for the first time since Dec. 29, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday. The pos...
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'Our grief is so great': Kane County remembers more than 1,000 lives lost to COVIDJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - Frank Giampoli made a lot of memories during the 46 years he toiled in Kane County's courtrooms. He spent 18 years as a public defender and many more in private practice...
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Two powerful drugs now adding to US overdose crisisJan 27, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America's drug overdose crisis. Para-fluorofentanyl and metonita...