As Winter Approaches, Are Chicago’s Health Care Systems Better Prepared For COVID-19?
From problems transferring patients to concerns about hospital staffing, WBEZ follows up to see what, if anything, has changed.
From problems transferring patients to concerns about hospital staffing, WBEZ follows up to see what, if anything, has changed.
School kids around the world are photographing the sky to reflect on what the climate means for them.
Gordon Quinn spent weeks in the hospital and months in rehab recovering from the virus.
Chicago’s homeless already worry about where to safely sleep when the cold arrives. COVID-19 is making that harder.
Volunteers getting the shot help determine if a candidate vaccine works. But what with social distancing and masks, scientists must discern if it’s the shot or these other measures preventing illness.
Many Chicagoans were already feeling isolation during the summer. Here are tips to survive the COVID-19-stymied winter that’s coming.
The U.S. death toll has doubled since May. Some experts predict it could nearly double again before 2020 ends. “We are experiencing a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering,” one researcher says.
The CDC says the guidelines were posted to its website in error. The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the agency has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.
The symptoms for seasonal allergies and the flu look a lot like the symptoms for the coronavirus, and the similarities are stressing people out.
The mayor announced a plan to replace the city’s lead service lines. So what does that mean for Chicago residents and the water they drink?