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As this year’s flu season approaches, Dr. John Christenson, a professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, says the biggest challenges doctors face when it comes to the flu are the misconceptions.
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First seen as a problem mainly confined to hospitals and nursing homes, research suggests C. diff rates in the community are on the rise, and that traditional risk factors may no longer tell the whole story.
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be some of the biggest shopping days of the year for large retailers, but smaller shops across the country are betting on Small Business Saturday to bring local customers through their doors. Businesses in downtown Champaign will be celebrating with a Shop Local event throughout the day.
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The Illini men finished the Maui Invitational in last place after losing 83-74 to Xavier Wednesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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If you’re a Baby Boomer, here are a couple of statistics that should concern you. By 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 and over. Yet a Harvard study says the nation has a serious shortage in accessible housing, the type that helps seniors age in place.
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Students across Illinois are calling for tougher campus policies on sexual harassment and misconduct as the Trump administration proposes changes to federal law that victims’ rights advocates say would weaken guidelines that are already lacking.
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Construction has begun on Phase One of Bristol Place Residences, a new subsidized housing development meant to replace the century-old Bristol Place neighborhood on Champaign’s north side.
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The Champaign Federation of Teachers and the Unit 4 Board of Education reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday night, halting a potential teacher strike.
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The Urbana District 116 Board of Education faced criticism from staff members at school board meeting Tuesday night following recent reports from Illinois Public Media that they requested an audit of district hiring practices. The audit targeted a handful of positions mostly held by people of color.
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The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday heard its first-ever case on Illinois’ tough biometric privacy law, which imposes restrictions on the collection of things like retina scans and fingerprints.
