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...

COVID-19 deaths surpass 14,000

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News IllinoisJnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The COVID-19 death toll surpassed 14,000 on Friday as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 190 additional...

Cities going after bars that defy shutdown orders

(The Center Square) – Local governments are enforcing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s restrictions prohibiting indoor service, including by going after bar owners who don't follow the...

Officials urge COVID-19 caution amid backdrop of modest progress

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said the state continues to make gradual progress in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 and...

As vaccine nears, state officials tout its safety

(The Center Square) – After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday deemed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective, Illinois officials are working...

Joyce reminds residents to get a flu shot during National Influenza Vaccination Week

PARK FOREST – With flu season underway, State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) is spreading awareness about National Influenza Vaccination Week, which is observed from...

With potential vaccine approval looming, Pritzker warns of long distribution process

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Health officials gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan Friday with potential federal approval anticipated as...
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