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Grief & healing: Don’t forget to play; it can help rebuild your identity

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Apr 26, 2024 12:17 am - A survivor may believe joining in some merriment may feel like a betrayal of the one who died. Why should we be happy when he or she can’t be here?
Kane County Health Department unveils ‘Your Story Matters’ opioid awareness campaign

Submitted by Kane County Health Department
Apr 26, 2024 1:37 pm - Amid the growing number of overdose-related deaths attributed to opioid and fentanyl use, the Kane County Health Department is launching “Your Story Matters” to raise aw...
U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

By MIKE STOBBE
Apr 26, 2024 6:46 am - U.S. births fell last year, in a substantial drop marking an apparent end to pandemic-related fluctuations and a return to a long-standing national decline.
More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Apr 26, 2024 6:47 am - It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction. So why are more doctors prescribing it?
It’s the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s. Why is it off to a slow start?

By Tom Murphy
Apr 26, 2024 6:45 am - The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged and diagnosis and treatment remain complicated.
Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you

By DEVI SHASTRI
Apr 26, 2024 6:47 am - Here are some tips from experts to keep allergies at bay — maybe even enough to allow you to enjoy the outdoors.
Are physician assistants taking over health care?

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Apr 26, 2024 2:57 am - What does it mean when a physician assistant, not your doctor, walks through the door at your medical appointment?
Helping your child with nighttime bed-wetting

Submitted by Lurie Children's Hospital
Apr 26, 2024 1:04 am - Neither child nor parent is to blame for bedwetting accidents, but there are a few things parents should know if their child is among those having nighttime accidents at age 5.
Ask the doctors: Flu shot may help prevent heart attacks

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Apr 25, 2024 11:25 pm - Studies show getting the flu increases the likelihood of a heart attack, bolstering the case for getting a flu shot.
Get rid of unwanted medicine Saturday in Des Plaines

Daily Herald report
Apr 25, 2024 12:32 pm - You can safely get rid of unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday in Des Plaines. Des Plaines police will accept unused or expired medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at th...

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