Category: Chicago Tribune

In March, April Abbott dragged a hospital bed into her office at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. In the nine months since, she has slept in it a half-dozen times … Read More

FULLERTON, CALIF. — The post-Thanksgiving rush for coronavirus testing is on: Pharmacies in the Southern California suburbs are advising customers lucky enough to score appointments that it could be four … Read More

ATLANTA — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses … Read More

As the coronavirus cut a devastating path around the country, Laura Liffiton, 32, found herself racing along behind.

Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days — a historic step toward eventually ending … Read More

For pedestrians who cannot see or have limited vision, navigating the chaotic sidewalks and crosswalks of New York City was dicey enough before the pandemic. But the outbreak, blind people … Read More

The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, said early Tuesday that the city would reopen a coronavirus testing site at Union Station, a major transit hub, after residents criticized a … Read More

After months of deliberation and debate, a panel of independent experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to decide Tuesday afternoon which Americans it will recommend … Read More

Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the nationwide surge because of holiday gatherings … Read More

BERGAMO, ITALY — When Franco Orlandi, a usually hale former truck driver, arrived in mid-February with a cough and fever at an emergency room in the northern Italian province of … Read More