Health and Fitness
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Mom of cancer patient brings holiday cheer to medical team at Central DuPageDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - In September, 5-year-old Averie Lazzara of South Elgin finished nearly 2.5 years of medical treatment. Averie was under the care of the pediatric oncology team at Northw...
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Know your rights when advocating for those with special needsDec 20, 2020 6:00 am - Having a family member in the hospital is trying enough, but when that family member has a cognitive or developmental disability, the worries are compounded. The patient...
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Five resolutions for your child's new yearDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - You, like many, are looking forward to a new year. 2020 has been difficult, to say the least. And, with the new year, come new goals and resolutions for change. The mos...
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You don't have to be outside all day to reap nature's benefitsDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - Q: We're all pretty stressed-out, even the kids. I keep saying that spending a Saturday in the nice park near our house could help, but my husband just laughs. Isn't the...
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Review: Amazon's new health band is the most invasive tech we've ever tested
Dec 19, 2020 5:22 am - Amazon has a new health-tracking bracelet with a microphone and an app that tells you everything that's wrong with you. You haven't exercised or slept enough, reports Am...
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Trolls, tompten and the healing nature of Christmas magicDec 19, 2020 5:00 am - At Christmas we are very aware of those who are no longer with us here on Earth - our beloved spouses and partners, our parents and grandparents, some close friends and,...
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Advocate Condell to resume COVID-19 vaccinations after 4 workers have adverse reactionsDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville will resume its COVID-19 vaccination program on Sunday after four of its health care workers experienced adverse reaction...
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Constable: Roller coaster year ends on a high note for both kidney recipient and donorDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - College student Ally Hembd has spent most of 2020 sheltering in her Wheeling home, hooked up to a dialysis machine and hoping to find a donor who would give her a kidney...
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Schaalman Senior Voices Program: New ways of connecting for older adults this holiday seasonDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - As the holidays approach and cases of COVID-19 spike across the nation, people are feeling a collective sense of fatigue, uncertainty, and, for many, profound loneliness...
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How safe is vaccine? Should pregnant women get it? Your questions answered.Dec 17, 2020 4:30 am - As Advocate Aurora hospitals start to receive precious deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines, the system's infectious disease expert and a nursing leader held a virtual town h...