Health and Fitness
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Advocate Cancer Survivorship Center receives $40,000 donation check from Chicago BearsOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bears continued in their joint efforts to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday morning, Oct. 24, by hosting a chair yo...
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Lurie Children's Hospital seeks approval to open outpatient center in Schaumburg in 2025Oct 24, 2023 5:00 am - A proposed Lurie Children's Hospital outpatient center in Schaumburg could be open by August 2025, replacing existing facilities in Huntley and on the Northwest Communit...
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
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Kane County urges blood testing for lead in some communitiesOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - To mark Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Kane County Health Department is recommending that children living in certain parts of the county have their blood tested for...
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Kane County Health Department asks your help in assessing health needsOct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying the health care needs of its residents and organizations. The feedback through...
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'We want to do our part': Local health care workers prepare to deploy to GazaOct 23, 2023 5:00 am - When humanitarian aid workers return to Gaza, suburban physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad will be with them, even though it means stepping into the middle of a war. "If there's ...
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A study of mammograms could help close the racial gap
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Patient Advocate: Patients need to be partners in their careOct 22, 2023 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization observed “World Patient Safety Day 2023” with this theme: “Elevate the voice of patients!” Only by engaging patients, fami...
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Backyard 'zoo' offers joy, if we just stop and lookOct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Watching backyard birds and chipmunks and squirrels is entertaining. And since Baheej died, it is an especially welcome diversion. A very positive one. And, of course, f...
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Pediatrician group says toddler milks are unnecessary