Health | The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy. By Associated Press April 22, 2024 at 6:25 p.m. By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala...
Health | Today in History: US declares a public health emergency over coronavirus By Associated Press March 12, 2024 at 11:50 a.m. On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new...
Health | ‘Tripledemic’? Local medical experts urge vaccination as COVID, flu and RSV hospitalizations spike nationwide. By Angie Leventis Lourgos December 18, 2023 at 9:18 p.m. As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across large swaths of Illinois and the nation, only about 11%...
News | As COVID numbers rise, public health officials call for vigilance against respiratory viruses By Ilana Arougheti November 23, 2023 at 12:02 a.m. With COVID-19 hospitalization back on the rise in Illinois, state public health officials are asking...
News | Dr. Allison Arwady, who headed Chicago’s response to COVID-19, joining CDC By Alice Yin November 10, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. The chief architect of Chicago's COVID-19 response will begin a new role next year at...
Health | A continuing decline in sales of COVID-19 products clips revenue at Pfizer By Associated Press October 31, 2023 at 12:23 p.m. Pfizer losses were not as great as expected in the third quarter, but a continued...
Politics | As Mayor Brandon Johnson invests in mental health, questions linger about funding for other public health crises By John Byrne October 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson's first budget comes at a crossroads moment for the Chicago Department of...
Post-Tribune | Meet Gary’s long-shot Republican candidates By Post-Tribune October 20, 2023 at 4:35 p.m. On Nov. 7, Gary residents will head to the polls to elect a new mayor,...
National News | Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them By Associated Press October 4, 2023 at 8:42 p.m. It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19...
Health | What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway By Associated Press September 29, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they're...