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Understanding the signs and symptoms of anxiety and OCD

By Ascension Illinois
Jun 06, 2025 1:41 am - As parents, we want our children to thrive, but what happens when we don’t understand or recognize symptoms that may signal they’re struggling? Here are four common signs and symptoms that are observed among children with various anxiety disorders.
5 myths about food expiration dates and best-by labels

By Rachael Jackson
Jun 03, 2025 5:31 am - “Many people interpret food dates to be about the safety of food,” said ReFED President Dana Gunders. “But for the vast majority of foods, those dates are really just about quality.” So what happens after the printed date?
RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.

By AMANDA SEITZ
Jun 02, 2025 2:58 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s comments and his plan to swiftly study its causes, have splintered a community of millions of people living with autism.
Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers

By Peter Hancock
May 31, 2025 5:30 pm - A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the General Assembly on Saturday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come

By LAURA UNGAR and MICHELLE R. SMITH
May 31, 2025 3:14 pm - Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee.
Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidance

By Marni Pyke
May 31, 2025 12:45 pm - As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots

By MIKE STOBBE
May 30, 2025 6:17 pm - The nation’s top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language that those groups should get the shots.
More kids are beating cancer. Improving the rest of their lives is next.

By Amy McHugh
May 29, 2025 10:25 pm - The National Cancer Institute says 85% of children diagnosed with cancer are alive at least five years later and that there were nearly 496,000 pediatric cancer survivors in the United States in 2020. While the good news is encouraging, long-term survivor care brings its own challenges — something pediatric oncologists are working to improve.
I’m an oncologist. Here are 11 science-based ways to reduce your cancer risk.

By Dr. Mikkael A. Sekeres
May 29, 2025 10:09 pm - About 1 in 5 people around the world will develop cancer throughout the course of their lives. About 40% of new cancer diagnoses in U.S. adults aged 30 and older are considered preventable, according to a study from the American Cancer Society. Here are some tips to reduce your risk.
Double-dipping may seem gross, but it’s not as risky as you think

By Lindsey Bever
May 29, 2025 9:51 pm - Like George Costanza on “Seinfield,” many of us have done it — dip a chip into a communal bowl of salsa or stick a veggie into the hummus, bite it and then go for a double-dip. Yes, double-dipping can transmit bacteria and viruses from your mouth to the shared bowl. And yes, in theory, those microorganisms can be spread to other eaters. But in most cases, that might not be as risky as it seems.

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