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Grief & healing: Revisiting Memorial Day

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
May 31, 2024 1:15 am - Reminiscing about loved ones, especially around the holidays, keeps them close and our memories vivid.
Warm weather safety tips for kids

By Ascension Illinois
May 31, 2024 9:25 am - With the joys of warmer weather come the bug bites, bumps, bruises and other injuries that can pop up as kids get more active. Here are a few ways to help keep your children safe this summer.
Elgin Valley Fox Trot returns Sunday with 10-mile, 5K races

Submitted by Elgin Valley Fox Trot
May 29, 2024 1:34 pm - The Elgin Valley Fox Trot 10 Miles and 5K races will return to Elgin on Sunday, June 2. This will be the 47th consecutive Elgin Valley Fox Trot, which makes it one of the longest running and most popular running events in the region.
5 ways to support someone going through a life-altering loss

Emma Nadler, The Washington Post
May 31, 2024 2:36 am - People often don’t know how to help someone going through a tremendous loss. Generic offers of help often dissipate as soon as they are spoken. Here are five ways you can truly help.
Guillain-Barre syndrome ‘more common than expected’ with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiterates

By MIKE STOBBE
May 31, 2024 2:12 am - A rare nervous system disorder occurred in older adults more often than expected in older adults getting RSV vaccine, but CDC says benefits still outweigh the risks.
Not a gym rat? Here’s how to get started on an outdoor exercise routine

By ALBERT STUMM
May 31, 2024 1:49 am - Combine spending time in nature with exercise and you double down on what adults need to stay healthy. “If we’re going to live long lives, this is what it’s about,” one expert says. It may not be as easy as signing up for a gym membership, so here are some tips to get you moving.
7 things to know about how stroke is different for women

By Michael Merschel
May 31, 2024 12:57 am - Strokes can be different for women. Knowing what to look for can make a different in diagnosis and survival.
I’m an oncologist. Here’s what I advised my mom after her cancer diagnosis.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, The Washington Post
May 31, 2024 12:24 am - An oncologist shares his plan for for how to proceed after a cancer diagnosis. It’s what he would — and did — tell his mother to do.
Blood donors are everyday heroes

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
May 31, 2024 12:04 am - Blood donors are still needed, and on a regular basis, to ensure blood will be available when it’s needed.
Ask the doctors: The power of placebo

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
May 30, 2024 11:34 pm - Placebo response is a powerful example of the mind-body connection, and we are still trying to learn how it works.

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