Health

Nationwide Pet News: FDA Clears New Anxiety Treatment for Dogs

Silver Spring, MD – Dog owners across the U.S. have a new treatment option for anxiety-related behaviors as the Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind medication this week. According...

Urgent Recall: Elevated Lead Found in Popular Children’s Fruit Puree Pouches, FDA Warns

Raleigh, North Carolina - In a joint investigation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the...

New FDA-Approved At-Home Fentanyl Test: A Game Changer in Battling Opioid Crisis?

CHICAGO – The FDA Thursday greenlit the Alltest Fentanyl Urine Test Cassette, marking it the debut over-the-counter tool...

Protect Your Baby: The ABCs of Safe Sleep Could Save Lives

CHICAGO – October marks the critical Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services...

Cancer-Beating Mammograms in Full Swing as Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off

CHICAGO, IL - Today marks the beginning of October, and with it, the start of Breast Cancer Awareness...

Over 200 COVID-19 cases tied to Lollapalooza

CHICAGO – Local health officials have tied over 200 cases of COVID-19 to Lollapalooza. The concert, which ran four days from July 29th to August...

Illinois colleges lay out fall COVID-19 vaccine, mask plans

(The Center Square) – Most Illinois colleges and universities are requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to class this fall after...

Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’

SPRINGFIELD – Three new state laws will aim to break down barriers to feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins for those...

Study highlights alcohol-related motorcycle deaths in Illinois

(The Center Square) – A new study shows that Illinois has one of the highest rates of alcohol-related motorcycle fatalities. To find the most dangerous states for...

Illinois to require all P-12 schools to wear masks indoors to begin school year

CHICAGO – All students in grades P-12 will be required to wear masks indoors to begin the school year across Illinois. “We’re doing this for...

Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight

SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent...
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