Health and Fitness
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Why should my kid mask up? Because COVID-19 has infected 4 million+ children, experts sayJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Along with the normal stress of back to school, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic is causing additional angst for parents and students this summer. Here are 10 topical qu...
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Pritzker signs bill allowing over-the-counter birth control
Jul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed a law allowing pharmacists to assess and prescribe hormonal birth control to patients, a move Pritzker and champions of the bill ca...
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Rare 'breakthrough' COVID cases are causing alarm, confusion
Jul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Reports of athletes, lawmakers and others getting the coronavirus despite vaccination may sound alarming, but top health experts point to overwhelming evidence that the ...
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Uterine tissue was found where? Why endometriosis can be such a painJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: I was 37 years old when I was diagnosed with endometriosis. Now my 22-year-old daughter is having a lot of the same problems that I did when she gets her period. What...
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Jesse Brown conducts veteran outreach at Native American GatheringJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Jesse Brown VA Medical Center reached out to Native American veterans at the National Gathering of American Indian Veterans at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Saturday, July...
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Painting sweet dreams: Artist spruces up pediatric sleep centerJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - For nearly 2½ years, South Elgin resident Stacy Lazzara spent many hours at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital as her daughter Averie, now 5 years old, went t...
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Illinois surpasses 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - More than 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered throughout the state. That's the word from state health officials who reported today another 25...
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Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Centers expand virtual visit hoursJul 20, 2021 11:00 pm - As a result of their success with virtual visits throughout the pandemic, Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Centers has begun to offer virtual visits from 8 a.m. thro...
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New Illinois law to help save lives by removing barriers to kidney transplantsJul 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Medicaid legislation into law July 6 that immediately opens Medicaid eligibility to uninsured state residents in need of kidney transplants - p...
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Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?