Health Care
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Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren
Jul 31, 2025 3:24 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in following healthy, active lifestyles.
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U.S. childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
Jul 31, 2025 3:01 pm - U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday.
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Mount Prospect Family Health Fair set for Aug. 13Jul 31, 2025 2:49 pm - The Mount Prospect Human Services Department will host a Family Health Fair from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13, at the Busse Pocket Park.
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23 hospitals ranked among best in Illinois. Did your hospital make the list?
Jul 31, 2025 1:57 pm - Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals.
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Duly Health and Care opening comprehensive new 100,000-square-foot facility in SchaumburgJul 30, 2025 8:29 pm - Duly Health and Care on Monday will open a 100,000-square-foot medical facility with a comprehensive range of outpatient services, including an immediate care center for complex cases, in the former At Home store in Schaumburg.
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Spring Grove girl who died after dental office visit recalled for ‘loving heart’Jul 30, 2025 11:55 am - A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl who died last week after visiting a Grayslake dental clinic was described in her obituary as having had ”a loving heart."
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US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
Jul 29, 2025 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold...
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Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
Jul 28, 2025 10:30 am - A federal judge on Monday says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.
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Nursing board volunteers at burn survivor campJul 18, 2025 2:09 pm - Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing staff volunteered at a summer camp for child burn victims, running games and crafts.
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Jul 17, 2025 7:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home address...