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5 ways to get more magnesium without taking a supplement

By Anahad O’Connor
Apr 24, 2026 8:47 am - Magnesium supplements are among the most popular dietary supplements in America. Experts say that’s because magnesium plays an important role in our health.
Children’s health: Spotting GI problems early: What parents need to know

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Apr 24, 2026 8:47 am - Stomachaches are a common part of childhood. Whether it’s food related, a nervous stomach or a mild virus, most digestive complaints in kids come and go quickly. But sometimes, those symptoms can signal something more serious.
5 tips for when you’re wide awake at 3 a.m.

By Anahad O’Connor
Apr 24, 2026 8:45 am - Do you ever find yourself lying in bed wide awake at 3 a.m., tossing and turning, unable to get back to sleep? Tens of millions of adults experience insomnia, which can manifest in a variety of ways. But middle-of-the-night awakenings — where you wake up and have difficulty falling asleep again — are the most common symptoms of insomnia.
Ask the doctors: Do GLP-1 drugs affect Parkinson’s progression?

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Apr 24, 2026 8:41 am - GLP-1 drugs have been used since 2005 to manage Type 2 diabetes. But their off-label use for weight loss pushed them into the headlines. Now they are being studied for any effects on Parkinson’s disease.
Patient advocate: Tips for hip, knee replacement surgery

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Apr 24, 2026 8:39 am - Around 7 million Americans are living with hip or knee replacements, allowing them to maintain mobility despite severe arthritis. Annually in the U.S., there are about 700,000 knee and 400,000 hip replacements, with studies showing many replacements lasting 25 years or more.
Why these treatments for one of the deadliest cancers are stirring hope

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Christopher Rowland
Apr 24, 2026 8:37 am - Experimental therapies with radically different approaches are stirring a wave of optimism that survival rates could substantially improve for pancreatic cancer, one of the most stubbornly lethal forms of the disease.
Thinking of using a chatbot for medical advice? Read this first.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Apr 23, 2026 8:59 pm - When researcher Nicholas Tiller began to feed health questions into chatbots as a test, he expected some imperfections — but not this level of failure. Five AIs, 250 questions and a total score of just over 50% correct responses.
You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?

By AYA DIAB, AMY TAXIN and MELINA WALLING
Apr 23, 2026 11:48 am - From moisturizers made with beef tallow to salmon sperm facials, consumers have become more interested in animal-based skin care products in recent years. Promoted as natural alternatives to synthetics, they're gaining popularity across social media and high-end spas as well as at farmers’ markets and in home kitchens.
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON
Apr 23, 2026 7:48 am - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.
A new spin on ‘rails to trails’: Community effort brings century-old CA&E rail car to Illinois Prairie Path

By Ralph Banasiak, Along for the Ride
Apr 22, 2026 10:39 am - Riders and hikers on the Illinois Prairie Path will soon get a glimpse of railroad history when a historic train car will be transported to a new 60-foot track at Villa Park’s Ardmore Station, itself vintage 1908.

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