Health and Fitness
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I thought life after breast cancer would go back to normal. I was wrong.
Oct 25, 2024 3:41 am - When I was first diagnosed, I talked to a lot of survivors, and again and again they told me that the most difficult part would actually come after treatment was over. I didn’t believe them.
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How long can you stand on one foot? The answer may predict your fall risk.
Oct 25, 2024 2:58 am - How long you can stand on one leg — specifically, your nondominant leg — is a telltale sign of age-related decline, according to a study led by researchers at Mayo Clinic.
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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend
Oct 25, 2024 2:11 am - U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.
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‘Ghosting’ is a two-way street in the doctor-patient relationshipOct 25, 2024 12:12 am - There are times when a patient will ghost their doctor — maybe they don’t want to hear bad news, or don’t want to admit they didn’t follow the diet as prescribed. But doctors can ghost patients, too — sometimes from being overworked, but also because of how the patient acts.
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Sharing books with children is the best holiday gift of allOct 24, 2024 11:39 pm - Reading to your child every day — 20 to 30 minutes with devices turned off — helps children develop language and vocabulary, gets them ready to listen and learn in school and strengthens the nurturing relationship that children need.
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Ask the doctors: Understanding medication side effects and homeostasisOct 24, 2024 11:01 pm - Are side effects caused by additives in medicine, or is another process at work? The doctors break it down.
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Delnor Hospital’s drone delivery program saves time transferring specimens, medical suppliesOct 24, 2024 6:05 pm - Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is teaming up with a Lombard-based drone company to increase the speed of deliveries on its Geneva campus.
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McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
Oct 24, 2024 11:24 am - From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.
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Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
Oct 22, 2024 2:07 pm - Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage.
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Where health care is going: Ascension Alexian Brothers opens neurosciences unit to meet demands of aging populationOct 22, 2024 12:39 pm - Patients will be on the move Wednesday at Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village, where a new 36-bed neurosciences unit opens.