Health and Fitness
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Create a soothing retreat you can go when overwhelmedMar 18, 2023 6:00 am - I think most of us need a place at home where we can feel calmer and basically comfortable. This is especially important when bereaved. Sometimes there is so much hurt a...
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How health care has changed forever after 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemicMar 18, 2023 1:00 am - Infectious disease outbreaks are always a concern at hospitals. They have drills. Protocols are in place. There is a plan. But it's hard to plan for a pandemic. "I would...
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How trip to 'Lyme hospital' in Germany helped save St. Charles familyMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - More than three years ago, the overriding theme of the unusual and cruel story of Lyme disease affliction for the Nitkey family of St. Charles was "desperation." Kelly N...
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - LEOMINSTER, Mass. — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts barbershop, proclaiming he was half-angel, half-devil....
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Alexander Leigh Center for Autism holds ribbon-cutting ceremonyMar 16, 2023 11:00 pm - On Thursday, March 2, the Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Alexander Leigh Center for Autism, 4100 Veterans Parkway, McH...
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Gurnee woman's 'chemo bags' deliver a touch of comfort and a lot of hope to cancer patientsMar 16, 2023 5:30 am - The decorative bags Susan Pucin and her neighbors delivered Wednesday for cancer patients at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital contain more than supplies. Along with com...
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Advocate Dreyer offers 5 tips on how to pick a doctorMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Choosing a doctor can be a daunting task. You need someone you can trust with your life, someone who will see things in your health and history that you don't and someon...
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Hines VA Hospital helps train next generation of health care providersMar 15, 2023 11:00 pm - When most people imagine a medical school, they may not think about the Department of Veterans Affairs. But nearly 70% of all U.S. physicians have studied at VA medical ...
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'Prayers and support and love': Bloomingdale community rallies around boy with rare cancerMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - Joey Burdi has spent much of his life in and out of hospitals. He wore “I am brave” socks and space rocket pajamas when he started another intense round of chemotherapy ...
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'More of my friends might be alive': Is a safe haven for drug users the answer to overdose surge?Mar 13, 2023 6:00 am - The rise in drug overdoses in Illinois and the dramatic increase in fentanyl seizures by law enforcement have lawmakers reaching for solutions. One of the latest, backed...