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Stay-Home Order Side Effect: Opioid Deaths Nearly Doubled

March 21, 2020, a stay-at-home order was enacted in Illinois due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It continued for 11 weeks, eventually being lifted May 30, 2020. During those 11 weeks, opioid-involved overdose deaths soared in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs of Cook County, worsening an already alarming epidemic of opioid deaths. The report — the… Read More: Stay-Home Order Side Effect: Opioid Deaths Nearly Doubled »

‘If I can love my sister from beyond the grave, I can love my family and friends from the other side of a screen, down a telephone line or through the railings of a garden gate’

There are some people for whom the solitude of living with Covid-19 is a balm to the soul; they relish having time to themselves without feeling that pressure to engage with others in social gatherings and activities. In the main, however, we humans are social beings; we gravitate towards one another in many aspects of… Read More: ‘If I can love my sister from beyond the grave,… »

11 Flu Shot Side Effects You Might Mistake for Being Sick

The flu shot will not actually give you the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. However, people who get the flu shot may experience muscle soreness, fever or nausea. The CDC recommends getting vaccinated as soon as the shot is available in your area. Generally, it’s best to get vaccinated by… Read More: 11 Flu Shot Side Effects You Might Mistake for Being… »