Pritzker declares disaster for snow event; will forge ahead with in-person budget address
SPRINGFIELD – With a massive winter storm expected to blanket the entire state in ice and snow, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration and activated members of the Illinois National Guard. He also announced that his regularly scheduled State of the State and budget address would go on as planned at noon […]
For some doctors-in-training, it’s become all COVID all the time
INDIANAPOLIS — When Dr. Clare Prohaska started her pulmonary and critical care fellowship training at Indiana University, she had big plans. She wanted to shore up her clinical knowledge about lung diseases and had just received a research grant to explore the molecular underpinnings of high blood pressure that affects the lungs and heart. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2022/01/doctortraining-web-audio.wav […]
217 Today: Many new doctors are missing crucial medical training after focusing on COVID-19
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: A major winter storm could drop around a foot of snow on Champaign County and other parts of central Illinois from Tuesday into Thursday. Truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border — in either direction — are now required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lawmakers in Springfield will consider legislation that would […]