Health and Fitness
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Illinois sets record for new COVID-19 cases in a day with 18,942Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in the state totaled 18,942, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. It's the state's highest count for a single day since the ...
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'I have changed': A nurse suffering long-haul COVID-19 effects looks toward ChristmasDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: Alix Atwell is a nurse and aspiring writer who lives in Barrington and works in Northbrook. In the summer of 2020, she chronicled for the Daily Herald...
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Death rates from COVID-19 drop by 45% in 2021 as 16,581 new cases are reported WednesdayDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Death rates from COVID-19 in Illinois dropped in 2021 by over 45% from 2020, a welcome trend that's due in large part to vaccines, experts said Wednesday. The latest dat...
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Want to get a COVID-19 vaccine before Christmas? Here's where you can get a shotDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - So, you've decided to get a COVID-19 vaccine for the first time or grab a booster this holiday season but aren't sure where to go? There's still time and multiple option...
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Suburban hospitals say they're closer to running out of beds in new COVID-19 surgeDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - With COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide almost doubling since November, suburban hospital officials told the public it's in their power to keep beds open and ease the l...
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As new Illinois COVID-19 cases jump 30% in two weeks, doctors urge boosters to fight omicronDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases jumped by 30% in two weeks, state data showed Monday, as the tally of Illinoisans getting booster shots, a crucial tool again...
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Study finds long-term impact of ankle sprains in youth sportsDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - ROSEMONT — According to the results of a recent study published in Foot & Ankle International, the official journal of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, peo...
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Listen up! Pay attention to your hearingDec 19, 2021 6:00 am - As we get older, we may not notice our senses are gradually diminishing. Cataracts can dim your vision so slowly that you don't realize you're not seeing as well. Your t...
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Parasitic tapeworms cause unusual neurological symptomsDec 19, 2021 5:00 am - Q: There was a story in the news recently about a man who had a tapeworm living in his brain. Our two teenage boys also saw it and are now obsessed. They're grossed out ...
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Northwestern Medicine consolidating obstetric, neonatal care in HuntleyDec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Starting Tuesday, births planned for Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital will take place in Huntley instead. A 7-1 vote by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services...