Health and Fitness
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Lessons from 'knee-hab': Cycling columnist sidelined after fall from his bikeSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first column in a two-part series. Part two will publish next week. Mounting a bike on a May Texas evening, little did I realize that a minor...
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Visit the doctor, then see the dentist next door: Tri City Health Partnership acquires new medical building in St. CharlesSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - The Tri City Health Partnership soon begins a new chapter in its 20-year existence when 314 Walnut St. in St. Charles officially becomes the clinic's medical building. I...
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Parents may plead, but no wiggle room on vaccines for kids under 12, pediatricians warnSep 03, 2021 5:00 am - With the extremely contagious delta variant estimated to be causing most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some parents might be tempted to ask doctors to fudge the rules and ...
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Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this weekSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two more suburban schools reported COVID-19 outbreaks this week, nearly three times as many as a week ago. That's according to Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Activists expect some Texans will head to Illinois for abortions because of new strict lawSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Activists on both sides of the abortion debate believe a Texas law banning most abortions will lead to more people seeking the procedure in Illinois. The Texas law, enac...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to highest point since AprilSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Friday reported 2,286 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois, 551 of whom were in intensive care beds. The number...
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COVID-19 update: Suburban hospitals say they're 'busy' but not as bad as other parts of stateSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Experts at two suburban hospitals characterized their COVID-19 situations as “challenging” and “busy” Thursday but not overwhelming compared to rural parts of Illinois, ...
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Advocate Sherman Hospital rescheduling elective surgeries due to a lack of anesthesia providersAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin is putting a hold on elective surgeries for almost three weeks due to a lack of anesthesia providers. In a statement, parent company ...
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Lombard to host 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and We Remember Blood DriveAug 29, 2021 11:00 pm - In honor of the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Village of Lombard invites residents to join a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Dedication on Saturday, Sept. 11. The cere...
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Get nutrients from food, not supplementsAug 29, 2021 12:00 pm - Hello again, readers, and welcome to the continuation of this month's letters column. Our volume of mail keeps growing, so we'll be adding extra letters columns as neede...