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Lurie Children's Hospital seeks approval to open outpatient center in Schaumburg in 2025

By Eric Peterson
Oct 24, 2023 5:00 am - A proposed Lurie Children's Hospital outpatient center in Schaumburg could be open by August 2025, replacing existing facilities in Huntley and on the Northwest Communit...
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
Kane County urges blood testing for lead in some communities

Daily Herald report
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - To mark Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Kane County Health Department is recommending that children living in certain parts of the county have their blood tested for...
Kane County Health Department asks your help in assessing health needs

Submitted by Kane County Health Department
Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying the health care needs of its residents and organizations. The feedback through...
'We want to do our part': Local health care workers prepare to deploy to Gaza

By Barbara Vitello
Oct 23, 2023 5:00 am - When humanitarian aid workers return to Gaza, suburban physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad will be with them, even though it means stepping into the middle of a war. "If there's ...
A study of mammograms could help close the racial gap

By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Medical Writer
Oct 22, 2023 6:00 am - Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Bla...
Patient Advocate: Patients need to be partners in their care

By Teri Dreher Patient Advocate
Oct 22, 2023 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization observed “World Patient Safety Day 2023” with this theme: “Elevate the voice of patients!” Only by engaging patients, fami...
Backyard 'zoo' offers joy, if we just stop and look

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Oct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Watching backyard birds and chipmunks and squirrels is entertaining. And since Baheej died, it is an especially welcome diversion. A very positive one. And, of course, f...
Pediatrician group says toddler milks are unnecessary

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer
Oct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as "toddler milks" for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and "nutritionally incomplete," t...
FDA considers ban on hair-straightening chemicals

By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer
Oct 21, 2023 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows m...

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