Illinois pauses use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid federal review

Illinois public health officials are following the lead of federal authorities by suspending use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19 while a potentially deadly side-effect is investigated.

New study finds 1 in 3 COVID-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease'
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Dr. Robert Shulman from Rush University Medical Center talks about new research that found COVID-19 survivors have lingering implications from the disease long after recovery.

South Side trauma center cutting down on ambulance transport times, ultimately saving lives

Former University of Chicago student, Doctor Ali Abassi, studied patient transport times and found that before the South Side trauma center opened, it took two minutes longer to transport a Black patient in Chicago to life saving help than it did a white patient.

Illinois school districts aim to get students vaccinated quickly

Chicago area school districts are starting to plan how to get high school students vaccinated, now that they’re eligible under Illinois guidelines.

Cook County to release 35,000 more vaccine appointments at 3 p.m. Tuesday

Cook County health officials will release 35,000 new appointments Tuesday afternoon for any individuals to receive a single dose or first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Will County eases COVID-19 vaccine appointment process

If you plan to book a coronavirus vaccine through the Will County Health Department, it's about to get easier.

Orland Park pub offering incentives to workers who receive vaccine
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Kristopher Muschler, general manager of The Brass Tap Orland Park, talks about what they're doing to encourage employees to get the coronavirus vaccine.

104-year-old woman released from hospital after 2nd bout with COVID-19

A 104-year-old woman, who contracted COVID-19 twice, has been released from a hospital with a round of applause from hospital workers.

Researchers develop blood test that could help gauge depression, bipolar disorder

Researchers say they found a way to tell from a person’s blood how severe their depression is, the risk of developing severe depression in the future and the risk of future bipolar disorder.

Public health alert issued for 200k lbs. of raw ground turkey products over salmonella concerns

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert over salmonella concerns for thousands of pounds of raw ground turkey products shipped nationwide.

Artificial intelligence, like algorithms, could crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s, study finds

The study found that looking at cancer and neurodegenerative diseases with artificial intelligence could lead to discovering how to alleviate symptoms - or maybe even prevent the diagnosis from happening at all.