Health and Fitness
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Making new friends and preserving personal historyNov 20, 2021 6:00 am - One of the transitions many bereaved people face is a big change in social life. This may be a combination of circumstances, including no longer being a couple in a coup...
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'This really is a miracle': How nontraditional methods help uninsured get health careNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - It had been more than a decade since Armando Hernandez had last seen a dentist. “I live on Social Security and I'm retired, so I don't have insurance, and things just ad...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations climb above 1,700 againNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are back above 1,700 for the first time since early October. State health officials Friday are reporting 1,759 COVID-19 patients ar...
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COVID-19 infection rate for Illinois kids ages 5-11 at highest level yetNov 19, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children between the ages of 5 and 11 are now averaging 566 new COVID-19 cases a day over the past week. That's the highest infection rate for that age group si...
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Ankle replacement can offer return to mobilityNov 18, 2021 10:00 pm - We heard from a reader in Southern California in response to a column about full ankle replacement, which is a complex surgery with a long and rigorous recovery: “By my ...
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Students call for additional counseling resources in wake of another suicide at Neuqua ValleyNov 18, 2021 4:15 am - Neuqua Valley High School students are speaking out after a second classmate this school year died by suicide. Principal Lance Fuhrer addressed the student's death, whic...
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Illinois COVID-19 case positivity rate climbs above 3% once againNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rate is once again over 3%, according to Illinois Department of Public Health figures. The rate has been below that marker s...
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Kane County families giving thanks for pediatric vaccineNov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora resident Dalila Sanchez couldn't wait for her young children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and is urging other Latinx families to "trust the science." "I know ...
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Festivals Nov. 19-25: AMAZE Light Festival, Santa's Rock 'N' Lights & moreNov 17, 2021 5:00 am - This weekend Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays from Wednesday, Nov. 17, through Jan. 3 at the Museum of...
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U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
Nov 17, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandem...