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‘All new to everyone’: Parents recall navigating COVID school shutdown five years ago

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 29, 2025 12:54 pm - Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in parents and children spending a lot more time together. Several shared their stories about balancing remote learning and recreation during 2020’s COVID summer.
An oncologist answers: Is it OK to drink just a little bit of alcohol?

By Dr. Mikkael A. Sekeres
Mar 29, 2025 8:54 am - In January, the surgeon general released an advisory about alcohol and cancer risk. A cancer researcher weighs in about the data and what it means to you — and your alcohol consumption.
Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs

By Ben Szalinski and Jade Aubrey
Mar 28, 2025 3:52 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration is pulling back $477 million from Illinois that was to be used to prevent infectious disease and treat mental health and substance abuse issues.
AI can serve up ideas for healthy meals in a snap — but they come with a side of caution

by Michael Merschel American Heart Association News
Mar 28, 2025 3:37 am - AI can make dull, time-consuming tasks a breeze, and nutrition experts who understand the emerging technology are enthusiastic. But they season their enthusiasm with more than a dash of caution.
Communal sweating in saunas is the hottest wellness trend taking over the UK

By SYLVIA HUI
Mar 28, 2025 3:24 am - Sauna-bathing has taken London and the rest of the U.K. by storm, particularly among trendy 20- and 30-somethings interested in trying a new pastime that's healthier than nights out in pubs and bars.
Forming new habits involves creation of new neural pathways

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Mar 28, 2025 1:53 am - To form a new habit, you need to rewire your brain, which takes planning and not giving up. Learn what science has to say about maintaining your new habit.
Sepsis signs every parent should know

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Mar 28, 2025 12:37 am - Quick action by parents, caregivers and medical personnel is needed to reverse sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection. Knowing the tell-tale symptoms is key to saving your child’s life.
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism

By Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil
Mar 25, 2025 7:19 pm - A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.
What are the healthiest ultra-processed snacks?

By Anahad O’Connor
Mar 25, 2025 5:49 am - The type of foods you choose to snack on can go a long way toward improving or worsening your metabolic health. While nutritious whole foods are the best options, sometimes the most convenient or satisfying option is a packaged snack. But which ones are the healthiest?
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM
Mar 23, 2025 9:33 am - An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research.

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