Healthy & Fit

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School District Association “LUDA” Doesn’t Expect ISBE to Enforce Mask Mandate ‘At This Point’

Sun Feb 20, 2022 05:26 pm Cardinal News

By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – An association representing large school districts across Illinois, Large Unit District Association (LUDA), expects the issue of mask mandates to eventually dissipate, despite the […]

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Pathology Researchers of Hearts of 2 Teens, Dead After Pfizer Vaccines, Hope for Guidance in Screening, Diagnosis, Therapy

Tue Feb 15, 2022 01:15 pm Cardinal News

Myocarditis in adolescents has been diagnosed clinically following the administration of the second dose of an mRNA vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to an article released online ahead of the printed version in […]

Aging, elderly senior in a wheelchair (PHOTO CREDIT: whitefieldink / pixaby)

Health Care Council of Illinois: Staff Shortages Bring Long-Term Care Facilities in Illinois to Breaking Point

Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:33 am Cardinal News

By Elyse Kelly | The Center Square contributor Illinois’ long-term care facilities are at a breaking point after hemorrhaging staff over the course of the pandemic. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, First Army Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James and Illinois National Guard Deputy Assistant Adjutant General - Army Brig. Gen. Mark Jackson listen to Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs Acting Director Linda Chapa LaVia speak during the Gold Star Mothers Luncheon The Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs Gold Star Mothers Luncheon gives senior civilian and military leaders a chance to thank Gold Star mothers for their service to our nation and its military. Governor JB Pritzker thanked the Gold Star Mothers and said he was humbled to have the opportunity to speak with them. In addition to the sacrifice their sons and daughters gave to their nation, many Gold Star mothers keep their Fallen Heroes memories alive and continue their service to the community and to the military, said Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James, the Commander of First Army and keynote speaker at the luncheon. The luncheon was held at the First Infantry Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, Illinois, on Sunday, Sept. 29., 2019

Gov. Pritzker Appeals Ruling that Blocks School Mask Mandate Enforcement

Tue Feb 8, 2022 08:49 am Cardinal News

Very early Monday morning, the Illinois Attorney General filed an appeal against an order tossing the statewide COVID-19 mask mandate in schools — with Gov. JB Pritzker saying the judge’s ruling cultivates chaos. CBS 2’s […]

Twitter Army Lashes Out at Sen. Ron Johnson’s “COVID-19: A Second Opinion Panel” in Washington D.C.

Thu Jan 27, 2022 03:34 pm Cardinal News

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis, hosted a panel session at the Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room 325 in Washington, D.C., 9:00 a.m. ET, Monday January 24, 2022 featuring critics of the COVID-19 vaccines and […]

Anti-Vax Mandate protest scene in Highland Park, Sunday, January 23, 2022

Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters Assemble in Highland Park at Port Clinton Square

Mon Jan 24, 2022 05:24 pm Cardinal News

Protesters assembled Sunday, January 24, 2022 at Port Clinton Square around 620 Central Avenue in Highland Park to rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Over four months have passed since President Joe Biden announced vaccine mandates […]

Emergency Nurses Association President Urges Public to Think Twice Before Going to ED for COVID Testing

Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:16 pm Cardinal News

Getting test for COVID-19 at an enclosed area where you know people have COVID-19 is “not your best bet” Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) calls on the public to think twice before visiting local emergency departments […]

Flurona Cases Defined as Dual Influenza and COVID Infections Identified

Wed Jan 5, 2022 06:43 pm Cardinal News

The 911 Testing Center in Bel Air is now testing for flu and COVID-19 with one swab. Tina Patel reports. YouTube Tips ⓘ CBS Los Angeles has published Wednesday, January 5, 2022, the first reported […]

This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination at Bars, Restaurants, Gyms, Entertainment Venues Required Beginning January 3, 2022 in Suburban Cook County

Thu Dec 23, 2021 05:27 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Board President announces Toni Preckwinkle will implement a health order to many indoor businesses in the suburbs to require customers age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 beginning January […]

City of Chicago Announces Vaccine Requirements for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms, and Other Indoor Public Places Effective January 3, 2021

Tue Dec 21, 2021 07:40 pm Cardinal News

Informed decision made after closely monitoring COVID-19 public health data, including recent surge and Omicron variant spread Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces protocol requiring a proof of COVID-19 vaccine or proof of a negative COVID-19 […]

AIQ Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon, December 15 to December 16, 2021 (SOURCE: AirNow.gov)

Firefighters Chase Multiple Smoke Odor Reports Overnight in Chicagoland from Out of State Smoke with an Asterisk

Thu Dec 16, 2021 06:38 pm Cardinal News

Smoke from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas panhandle wildfires may have caused residents of Chicagoland to smell smoke from these wildfires. Wildfires fueled by high wind destroy homes in Kansas YouTube Tips ⓘ The odor of […]

COVID-19 Surge with 666 Positive Tests from 12/6 to 12/12: Cornell University Moves to ‘Alert Level Red’ and Changes Exam Schedule

Tue Dec 14, 2021 03:49 pm Cardinal News

Surveillance testing has continued to identify the rapid spread of COVID-19 among our student population, according to ta letter Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack. While faculty and staff case numbers currently remain low, the […]

Aaron Rodgers (SOURCE: All-Pro Reels Photography/modified under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Says He Has a Fractured Toe, Not COVID Toes

Wed Nov 24, 2021 08:33 pm Cardinal News

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers looks ahead to the team’s matchup against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 12. YouTube Tips ⓘ The Green Bay Packers released a video on YouTube Wednesday, November 24, 2021 that […]

Newberg, Oregon Resident Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison for Selling Weight-Loss Product with Unapproved Additive that Likely Killed Chicago Man

Mon Nov 22, 2021 09:54 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a man to a year in prison for manufacturing and selling a purported weight-loss product containing the unapproved additive 2,4-Dinitrophenol, known as DNP. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is […]

COVID-19 Cases Increased 29% in Illinois Since Last Week’s Report November 5, 2021

Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:46 am Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 22,600 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 129 additional deaths since reporting last November 5, 2021. New cases […]

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