Health and Fitness
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Grief & healing: Casual conversation can have historical originsFeb 10, 2024 6:30 am - Contemplating the path our lives took with our lost loved ones can help us honor and remember them.
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As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effectsFeb 10, 2024 6:00 am - For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors are questioning whether all that suffering is necessary.
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What you need to know about teen dating violenceFeb 10, 2024 6:00 am - There are warning signs for loved ones to look for if a teenager is in an abusive relationship. Find out what they are and how to help.
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Flu hangs on in U.S., fading in some areas and intensifying in others
Feb 09, 2024 4:52 pm - The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.
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‘There are a lot of ways you can save somebody’: 5 Lake County agencies to participate in paramedic programFeb 09, 2024 2:11 pm - A pilot program intended to help people with chronic medical conditions in their homes and reduce the number of calls to 911 for primary care is set to launch in Lake County in early March.
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Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular careFeb 09, 2024 6:30 am - Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses are fading fast. The frontier involves connecting patients more routinely with their regular doctors and using artificial intelligence to keep tabs on their health, according to Dr. Roy Schoenberg.
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Ask the doctors: Long COVID affects individuals differentlyFeb 09, 2024 6:15 am - Long COVID is being studied, but researchers have yet to find out why some suffer from the lingering symptoms. For now, treatment is limited to symptom relief.
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What kind of patient-doctor relationship do you have?Feb 09, 2024 6:15 am - What kind of relationship do you have with your doctor? How can you tell if your doctor is invested in your health care? Here are five signs to look for.
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Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
Feb 07, 2024 8:06 am - Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — ...
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By disclosing his cancer, Charles breaks centuries of royal tradition. But he shares only so much
Feb 07, 2024 6:57 am - LONDON — In British history, the secrecy of the monarch's health has always reigned supreme. Buckingham Palace's disclosure that King Charles III has been diagnosed with ...