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Canine flu symptoms are mainly respiratory, with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose, followed by fever and sometimes a lack of eating. The virus is not known to infect humans.

Canine flu can spread like wildfire in Chicago dog parks and condo elevators. Veterinarians urge owners to vaccinate their pups

November 1, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

As pet owners protect themselves against flu this season, vets say they should also be thinking about their dog. While canine flu, unlike the influenza that infects humans, is a...

Registered nurse Donna Feaster administers a flu shot to Michael Kelly, 43, during a free flu shot clinic at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple on Oct. 3, 2018.

Get a flu shot, doctors say, warning that this could be a severe season

October 25, 2019 at 11:01 a.m.

As flu cases begin to pop up in Illinois, medical experts say that though it's hard to predict the severity of the upcoming season, there are indicators it could be...

Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation

October 17, 2019 at 4:56 p.m.

In the pages of lawsuits, attorneys describe clients with nagging coughs, some hospitalized, struggling to breathe. Their health problems are blamed on a nasty habit they can't quit because they're...

Lisa White, 33, poses for a portrait in the Wicker Park neighborhood on Oct. 15, 2019, in Chicago. White saw Ann Grauer's Facebook post about being refused a service at King Spa & Sauna in Niles and recalled a similar experience she had at the spa several years ago.

Niles spa patron says she was singled out for her size: ‘It was like in the book “The Scarlet Letter.” I felt like I had a great big F on my chest for fat.’

October 21, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

To soothe her knotted muscles after a long road trip Monday, Ann Grauer decided to make a stop at a Korean-style spa in Niles and treat herself to a whole...

Only about 35% of pregnant women surveyed reported getting both the influenza and the whooping cough vaccines, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Flu and whooping cough can be deadly for babies. Yet two-thirds of pregnant women don’t vaccinate against them, the CDC says.

October 9, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

Most pregnant women surveyed in a new report did not receive both the influenza and whooping cough vaccines — a move public health officials say puts pregnant women and their...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, center, arrives at a City Club of Chicago meeting on Oct. 7, 2019, at Maggiano's in downtown Chicago.

Chicago-area congressman wants to limit nicotine in e-cigarettes — the latest move to try to regulate the industry

October 21, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

A Chicago-area congressman wants to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes — the latest move to try to regulate an industry blamed for getting a new generation of people hooked on...

CDC Principal Deputy Secretary Dr. Anne Schuchat speaks before a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on lung disease and e-cigarettes on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 24, 2019.

Number sickened by vaping illness surpasses 1,000, CDC says

October 3, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

More than 1,000 people across nearly every state have been sickened by a respiratory illness linked to vaping that continues to vex public health officials, according to the Centers for...

Geneva Education Association President Kevin Gannon speaks to hundreds of supporters outside Geneva High School in 2018.

‘It’s emotionally taxing.’ As Chicago teachers strike looms, here’s what to expect — from those who have been there before

October 16, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Hourslong negotiation sessions, emotionally charged rhetoric and the pressure to deliver for your team. Perhaps not a typical job description for a high school science teacher, but in Kevin Gannon's...

Black market cartridges containing THC could be to blame for a mystery vaping illness, public health officials said Friday.

THC vaping products could be the source of mystery illness, public health officials say

September 27, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

Black market cartridges containing THC could be to blame for a mystery respiratory illness linked to vaping, according to interviews of Illinois and Wisconsin patients sickened in an outbreak affecting...

A man exhales smoke from an electronic cigarette. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sept. 26, 2019, that the number of people sickened by a respiratory illness linked to vaping has grown to 805.

12 deaths tied to vaping illness, hundreds more sick, says CDC

September 26, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that there are now 12 people who have died from a respiratory illness linked to vaping that continues to mystify public...

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