Health & Fitness
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EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?
Sep 17, 2021 4:22 PM - It's a back to school season like no other for students, teachers and parents across the U.S. Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousands of students and their teachers sickened by the coronavirus.
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Waubonsee to hold walk-in vaccine clinic
Sep 17, 2021 1:30 PM - Waubonsee Community College will host a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the Student Center Café on the Sugar Grove campus, 4S 783 Route 47. -
Hop on your bike and join a community ride this weekend
Sep 17, 2021 6:00 AM - Can't find an organized bike ride? Really? Club rides abound -- distance-leveled fundraisers: 15-25 mile family rides, metric centuries (62 miles) and classics (100), plus weekly shorter "slow-rolls," many welcoming nonmembers. Check your local club; while you're at it, join! -
As FDA ponders booster shots, Illinois shows a huge gap in vaccination rates
Sep 17, 2021 6:24 AM - As U.S. Food and Drug Administration experts debate offering a third Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot to bolster immunity against COVID-19, Illinois presents a steep contrast in inoculation rates against the deadly virus. Out of 102 counties, DuPage leads with 71% of residents ages 18 to 64 who are fully vaccinated, compared to downstate Alexander with just 17%. -
Wheaton Park District and FT Cares Foundation illuminates downtown Wheaton with Light the Torch 5K Oct. 2
Sep 16, 2021 12:36 AM - As the sun sets in the autumn sky on Saturday, Oct. 2, the Wheaton Park District and FT Cares Foundation Light the Torch 5K Night Run/Walk will be back, in-person and virtually, for its eighth year in downtown Wheaton. -
Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert says
Sep 16, 2021 6:22 AM - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population. It's a trend Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is grappling with as the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19 proliferates. -
Home Helpers Home Care of DuPage and Will launches Cared-4Sep 15, 2021 5:46 PM - Home Helpers Home Care of DuPage and Will announced the launch of Cared-4, the in-home care company's most comprehensive plan that aims to reduce preventable hospitalization and readmissions. Home Helpers of DuPage and Will, a leader in the in-home care industry that serves Addison, Bensenville, Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Homer Glen, Lemont, Lisle, Lockport, Plainfield, Romeoville, Wood Dale and Woodridge, announced its Cared-4 program after two years of research and development. Home Helpers Home Care identified the risk factors of hospitalizations and readmissions. Addressing those factors head-on, the in-home care agency developed Cared-4, a comprehensive care plan that ensures patients receive the necessary support to adhere to care plans, and receive proper nutrition, monitoring, wellness checks, personal care and companionship.
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A new alternative to dental insurance, PayDent helps consumers afford dental care, eliminates insurance hassles for dentistsSep 15, 2021 5:11 PM - What would a program for obtaining and paying for dental care look like if it were designed by a dentist and not by an insurance company? And what if it let patients and their dentists decide on treatments without approval from a third party; covered all dental treatments, including braces, teeth whitening and implants; and totally eliminated insurance hassles?
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.
Sep 15, 2021 6:22 AM - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination -- or need a booster -- to get both shots at the same time. -
COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrink
Sep 15, 2021 6:21 AM - Hospitals throughout Illinois are averaging fewer COVID-19 patients this week, a sign that infections may be leveling off in some parts of the state. However, intensive care beds remain at a premium in parts of Illinois.
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