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...

1.6k residents vaccinated in Kankakee, no new COVID updates for Christmas

KANKAKEE - Sometimes things line up so it's mentally beneficial for all involved. Especially those on the frontlines in a pandemic. The Kankakee County...

Illinois leading the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations

SPRINGFIELD – More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this...

Illinois pandemic deaths eclipse entire population of Village of Bradley in 2018

CHICAGO – While the single-day number of COVID-19 cases has dropped significantly in the past 24-hours, the number of deaths has risen to more...

Vaccine doses sent to 77 hospitals statewide

By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Coronavirus vaccinations from the state’s National Strategic Stockpile were delivered Thursday to 77 hospitals in 45 counties throughout...

Kankakee led COVID deaths by Zip in County for 2020, Riverside led location

BOURBONNAIS – It’s a wrap on COVID-19 in 2020, at least for official record-keeping purposes that is. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner announced local totals...

Vaccine for Christmas? Nursing Homes expected to be vaccinated near holiday

CHICAGO – Long term care facilities nationwide are now expected to be receiving COVID-19 vaccinations shortly before or soon after the Christmas holiday. “CVS and...
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