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National Suicide Prevention Month: Resources, support provide help — and hope

By Bonnie Lane
Aug 28, 2025 10:38 am - Bringing awareness to suicide, the resources that are available and how to help someone with suicidal ideation are the focus of National Suicide Prevention Month each September.
Ask the doctors: How do microplastics affect your health?

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Aug 28, 2025 10:38 am - Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that pollute the environment and enter the human body through ingestion, inhalation, and absorption.
A small change in how you walk may help reduce knee pain

By Teddy Amenabar
Aug 28, 2025 10:37 am - Changing your gait may help you reduce knee arthritis pain. And the relief could be comparable to the effect of over-the-counter pain medications.
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Aug 27, 2025 12:49 pm - U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

By TOM MURPHY
Aug 25, 2025 8:08 am - Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year.
Rebuilding motorcycles offers Libertyville firefighters a new way to cope with stress

By Vincent Pierri
Aug 22, 2025 7:23 pm - Looking for new ways to support the well-being of its 45-member crew, the Libertyville Fire Department recently joined an innovative program that has members rebuilding motorcycles together.
Potatoes are healthy, but french fries? Not so much.

By Kathleen Felton
Aug 22, 2025 11:10 am - They’re the most popular vegetable in the United States, where people eat an average of nearly 50 pounds of them a year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. But the humble potato doesn’t always get nutritional respect.
Anti-sunscreen movement could cause long term health risks

By Sabrina Malhi
Aug 21, 2025 9:52 pm - For years dermatologists and health experts have extolled the value of sunscreen to prevent skin cancer and protect people from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. But a growing anti-sunscreen movement has taken hold on social media is alarming public health experts who say avoiding sunscreen increases long-term health risks.
Time to take measles seriously

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Aug 21, 2025 9:23 pm - All it takes is one kid with measles to infect up to 18 others in their classroom. With school beginning soon, public health and education officials around the country are concerned about new outbreaks.
Childhood immunizations protect the broader community

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Aug 21, 2025 9:21 pm - As families prepare for a new school year or routine check-up, pediatrician Nina Alfieri, MD, of Lurie Children’s says, “Vaccines are a powerful tool that helps keep children safe from serious, sometimes deadly, diseases.”

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