Health and Fitness
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Mask mandate inside suburban Cook County public places restarts MondayAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Masks will once again be required at all indoor public settings in suburban Cook County starting Monday. And many Cook County employees will be required to be vaccinated...
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Illinois records highest single-day COVID-19 case total since JanuaryAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day in Illinois reached 4,904 Friday, the highest since late January. COVID-19 hospitalizations also cleared a somb...
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North Shore dad raises nearly $310K for EastersealsAug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Brad Serot of Winnetka, vice chairman at CBRE, has a 7-year-old daughter, Ava, who has epilepsy and cerebral palsy. He will soon be participating in the Triple Bypass Cy...
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No credible link between COVID-19 vaccine and infertilityAug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: Is there any truth that the three current COVID-19 vaccines may cause infertility? I've been told that some of the OB-GYN doctors in my area are advising younger adul...
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Nearsightedness in kids on the rise, but more options exist to manage itAug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Myopia, or nearsightedness — when objects far away appear blurry — is one of the most common vision conditions in the world, affecting about 1 in 3 people. It's also the...
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Golf for HD raises funds for Huntington's disease research, patient programsAug 19, 2021 6:00 am - Imagine having the symptoms of ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's all at the same time. That's what it is like for people who have Huntington's disease. While symptoms of ...
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Constable: New app sets sexual boundaries before first dateAug 19, 2021 5:30 am - Navigating the world of online dating can be daunting, confusing and a little scary. Will you meet a potential partner's expectations? Will that person live up to your e...
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COVID-19 update: 26,214 more shots, 14 more deaths, 3,180 new casesAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - As some immunocompromised Illinois residents are now getting a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are reporting 26,214 more doses were ad...
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Northwestern Medicine researchers launch study to enhance lung cancer survivorship in suburban and rural communitiesAug 18, 2021 11:00 pm - A researcher from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center is partnering with an oncologist at Northwe...
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shots could start week of Sept. 20
Aug 18, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta vari...