Health and Fitness
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Spring allergy season is here: How doctors say you can manage (is pollen really what gets you?)May 11, 2022 5:30 am - Spring provides a feast for the senses, as we see the freshly green grass and budding trees, smell the flowers and savor the soothing breezes. But many of us are paying ...
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Advocate Aurora Health joining southern health care system to create 67-hospital networkMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health announced Wednesday it will combine with North Carolina-based Atrium Health creating a massive network with 67 hospitals. The union, which is subj...
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The healing power of music for stroke survivorsMay 08, 2022 7:00 am - Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence - a hard blow for a ...
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What you need to know about hospital patient advocatesMay 08, 2022 7:00 am - Just about every hospital has someone on the staff whose job it is to be a neutral facilitator between the patient, the health care team and the hospital. Known variousl...
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Transitioning from pediatric to adult careMay 07, 2022 7:00 am - The transition to adult health care can be a challenging time for many patients, especially those with chronic medical conditions like diabetes. The stage in human deve...
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Words of poets often describe grief better than we canMay 07, 2022 6:00 am - Emmylou Harris has a wonderful mourning song about lasting love: When we're gone, long gone The only thing that will have mattered Is the love that we shared And the way...
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Constable: Geneva mother's book about child with disabilities opens window to inclusionMay 07, 2022 1:00 am - As the mother of three young girls in Geneva, Anitra Rowe Schulte developed a familiar habit. “My kids and I were going to the library constantly,” Schulte says. “We'd c...
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AID hosting its first Summer Stroll and Roll fundraiser in effort to keep vital programs goingMay 06, 2022 6:00 am - AID hosting its first Summer Stroll and Roll fundraiser in effort to keep vital programs going
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Abortions in the suburbs have been declining in recent years, rising downstateMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - After peaking at 15,228 in 2018, the number of suburban residents receiving an abortion in Illinois declined in each of the two years that followed. By 2020, 12.1% fewer...
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All suburban counties now at medium COVID-19 risk level, with DuPage approaching highMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Department of Public Health is urging masking indoors in public and on transit to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as cases spike, officials said Friday. Fourt...