Health and Fitness
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Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeksOct 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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Trump, RFK vow to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ raising hopes and doubtsOct 20, 2024 6:00 am - Staring into a camera last month, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he’d deepened his partnership with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. He gestured to his green “Make...
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What ‘training to failure’ means and how to incorporate it into your workoutOct 19, 2024 12:09 pm - No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you’re trying to accomplish, fitness experts say.
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Grief & healing: It’s hard to give up the usual fall ritualsOct 19, 2024 7:00 am - In grief, it may be difficult to get through seasons that brought much joy when the person you’re grieving was alive. A favorite season may turn into the most painful season. Eventually, though, by being open to new experiences, you may find joy again.
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Are high deductible health insurance plans a good deal for you?Oct 18, 2024 10:09 am - For millions of Americans, the end of the year means it’s time to review health insurance coverage as open enrollment for 2025 gets underway.
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Should you shampoo your hair every day? Here’s what dermatologists say.Oct 18, 2024 1:50 am - Is it true that you shouldn’t wash your hair every day? The age-old debate over daily hair washing has been playing out on social media. Here’s what dermatologists say about the latest hair-care advice making the rounds online.
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Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping coughOct 18, 2024 12:01 am - Quiet for years, whooping cough is making a noticeable re-emergence in the post-COVID years. A bacterial infection that is difficult to treat and can be dangerous for at-risk patients, whooping cough is best fought with a vaccinated population.
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How to tell if you’re being gaslightedOct 17, 2024 11:29 pm - If you feel like your concerns or symptoms are being ignored or dismissed by your health care provider, “gaslighting” may be the reason. Here are some strategies for what you can do.
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Personal fight is public for CNN anchor: ‘I have thanked cancer for choosing me’Oct 17, 2024 9:38 pm - CNN correspondent Sara Sidner has been fighting a poignant and public battle against breast cancer, one that has shown her how much she loves life. She is using her platform as an anchor on national television to urge Black women to get mammograms and do self-exams.
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How Round Lake Beach man conquered cancer and two marathonsOct 17, 2024 6:34 pm - Batbayar Tserendorj of Round Lake Beach turned down a liver transplant to run the 2023 Chicago Marathon, and postsurgery returned to training for the 2024 race — this time running with his new liver.
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