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Are people happy? One man has been asking, and this is what he learned

By Maggie Penman
Oct 11, 2025 1:44 pm - Five years ago, filmmaker Atdhe Trepca quit his job and drove across the country with a camera, asking strangers if they were happy.People seemed surprised by his question, but most answered earnestly.
Cold-water immersion offers both health benefits — and risks

By STEPHEN WADE
Oct 10, 2025 8:49 am - Claims about the benefits of cold-water immersion date back centuries. While evidence is building around the positive health effects of swimming in chilly water, bathing in ice or taking cold showers, scientific confirmation is still lacking. But there are strong signs that people can derive mental health benefits from the activity.
Hip pain as a teen leads to life-threatening diagnosis

By Rachel Zimmerman
Oct 10, 2025 8:44 am - Lauren Casey lived with crippling neck and back pain for over 8 years - until doctors at Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights discovered a bone was impaling her brain stem.
Children’s health: Simple steps to prevent kids from choking

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Oct 10, 2025 8:33 am - For many parents, the thought of their child choking is a quiet but constant fear. Pediatricians say that infants and toddlers are especially vulnerable because they are still learning how to chew and swallow safely.
Ask the doctors: Floaters in the eye are normal part of aging

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Oct 10, 2025 8:31 am - The term "floaters" refers to the bits of cellular debris that can accumulate in a certain part of the eye. Eye floaters can develop at any age. However, they typically begin around age 40 and become more common as we grow older.
‘It’s never too late’: How to improve your health at any age

By Maggie Penman
Oct 08, 2025 5:47 pm - When Florene Shuber was around 82 years old, she noticed that sometimes she’d trip and fall. There was a small gym near where she lived, so she met with a trainer and started working out regularly. Shuber is 91 now and said she feels younger and stronger than she did 10 years ago.
How to live to 117? Researchers find clues in the world’s oldest woman.

By Gretchen Reynolds
Oct 08, 2025 5:34 pm - What can researchers learn from studying supercentenarians, or those who live to be at least 110. A new study looks at the life of a 117-year-old from Spain to gain clues about factors that play into “super-aging.”
From diagnosis to red carpet: City of Hope cancer survivors celebrate 5 years of life

By Michele Fiore, City of Hope
Oct 08, 2025 4:05 pm - On Oct. 3, 358 cancer survivors celebrated five years since their diagnosis at City of Hope Cancer Center in Zion, including Charlene and Fely Kuhler, a family hit hard during the pandemic.
Kane County Health Department to host 2025 Communicable Disease Conference

Submitted by Kane County Health Department
Oct 06, 2025 7:49 pm - The Kane County Health Department is hosting the 2025 Communicable Disease Conference on Oct. 23, bringing together healthcare professionals and partners to discuss and learn about communicable disease prevention and control.
Free senior health fairs in Wauconda and Palatine

Daily Herald report
Oct 06, 2025 1:40 pm - Illinois Sen. Darby Hills, a Republican from Barrington Hills, is hosting senior health fairs this month in Wauconda and Palatine.

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