Coronavirus mask donations dwindle. Group puts out call for more face coverings for new moms. By Alison Bowen July 17, 2020 at 10:57 a.m. When the coronavirus crisis hit Illinois, many people began firing up their sewing machines to...
Black mental health patients hit hard by COVID-19, social injustice: ‘We were already at a breaking point’ By Darcel Rockett July 15, 2020 at 10:11 a.m. Dr. Brandi Jackson, a psychiatrist at Rush University Medical Center, said the COVID-19 pandemic has...
All the Zoom calls and screen time stress out your eyes. Here are ways to protect your eyesight. By Milan Polk July 17, 2020 at 10:52 a.m. Long meetings are a necessary evil in most careers. Now that so many people are...
Experimental drug treatment may have rid man of HIV, doctors report in preliminary findings By Associated Press July 7, 2020 at 8:18 a.m. A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for...
Of the COVID-19 pregnancy cases reported in Illinois, Black and Latina women make up over 70% By Alison Bowen July 2, 2020 at 4:21 p.m. At around 25 weeks pregnant with her first child, a 21-year-old Hispanic woman became infected...
Illinois is facing a ‘critically low’ blood supply shortage and needs donors, including Black donors, who are essential to sickle cell patients By Christen A. Johnson July 2, 2020 at 8:05 a.m. Illinois' blood supply has been rapidly declining since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Amid coronavirus pandemic, those with pre-existing mental health conditions find it difficult to cope: ‘You can’t just turn it off’ By Nicole Stock February 25, 2021 at 8:58 p.m. The coronavirus pandemic has only made things worse for Bridgeport resident Lina Guerrero, who struggles...
Seniors, already at risk from COVID-19, face problems getting groceries and prescriptions By Alison Bowen July 15, 2020 at 12:34 p.m. When she wants a break from being cooped up at home, Donna Langel, 80, drives...
Planned Parenthood offers telehealth services for birth control, counseling By Alison Bowen April 15, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. Planned Parenthood will now offer telehealth appointments for people seeking contraception, counseling, HIV prevention medication...
FDA warns to stop using Zantac heartburn products because of potential cancer risk By The New York Times April 1, 2020 at 2:18 p.m. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday asked companies to stop selling all forms of...