Articles filed under Health Crises
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$42 million in new state COVID-19 grants go to small businesses in 162 suburbsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 1,100 small businesses in 162 suburbs received more than $42.2 million combined in grants from the state to help offset operational losses due to the COVID-19 pan...
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Study: Drug-resistant bacteria kill 1.2 million globallyJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Antibiotic-resistant germs caused more than 1.2 million deaths globally in one year, according to new research that suggests that these 'œsuperbugs" have...
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US researchers test pig-to-human transplant in donated bodyJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - Researchers on Thursday reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs. This time ...
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Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kidsJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated at an early enough age, according to a study published Thursday. The researche...
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Aiming to make CDC nimble, agency director has rankled manyJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top U.S. public health agency has been criticized as too slow to collect and act on new information. Now...
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More than 2 dozen drugmakers to make Merck's COVID-19 pillJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A U.N.-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck's COV...
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'Our entire department is mourning': Aurora police sergeant dies of COVID-19Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police sergeant has died from complications of COVID-19, the department's second virus-related death in just more than a week. Sgt. Ken Thurman contracted COVI...
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Attorney general says COVID-19 testing company won't reopen in 'foreseeable future'Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A suburban COVID-19 testing company that halted operations amid complaints about missing results and reports of pending investigations will not reopen in Illinois in “th...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rates rapidly declineJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Almost as rapidly as they climbed, suburban seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rates are falling. The combined seven-day case positivity rate for suburban Cook County al...
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Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVIDJan 19, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way t...