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Mike Riopell
Mike Riopell

Mike Riopell, health enews contributor, is a media relations coordinator with Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. He previously worked as a reporter and editor covering politics and government for the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald and Bloomington Pantagraph, among others. He enjoys bicycles, home repair, flannel shirts and being outside.

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Emergency room visits have dropped sharply, data shows. Don’t wait to get the care you need. 
Emergency room visits have dropped sharply, data shows. Don’t wait to get the care you need.
You’re better off asking questions finding out what’s wrong than making assumptions and staying at home.
Recommended pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine ends 
Recommended pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine ends
The FDA and CDC declare the shot safe and effective.
Issue that prompted call for Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause is rare 
Issue that prompted call for Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause is rare
Federal officials recommended on Tuesday halting the use of one type of vaccine while they investigate.
Stop putting this off, experts say  Featured
Stop putting this off, experts say
An expert explains why ‘this is the time to get it done.’
VIDEO: A top expert diagnoses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic  Featured
VIDEO: A top expert diagnoses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 numbers in both Illinois and Wisconsin are up.
Is breathing your own air while wearing a mask bad for you?  Featured
Is breathing your own air while wearing a mask bad for you?
An expert busts this common myth.