Health and Fitness
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Putting radiation to the test to heal irregular heartbeat
Apr 29, 2023 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS - Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer, a bid to better treat people with life-threatening irregular heartbeats who've exh...
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The quest to pay enough to retain caregivers of people with disabilities
Apr 29, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Industry advocates and unions supporting caregivers for people with developmental disabilities are calling on lawmakers to more than double a funding incre...
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Deaf Elgin teen aims to showcase possibilities over limitations in Bartlett High School musicalApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - In Bartlett High School, musical Deaf Elgin teen aims to showcase all that he and others can do
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Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care
Apr 27, 2023 1:00 am - As a growing number of overweight Americans clamor for Ozempic and Wegovy - drugs touted by celebrities and on TikTok to pare pounds - an even more powerful obesity medi...
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Celebrating our differences during World Autism MonthApr 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Andy didn't say 'mama' until he was just shy of his fifth birthday. For his mom, Chelsey Senko, that moment was most rewarding of all. During World Autism Month, parents...
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How your brain works to help you cope with deep griefApr 22, 2023 9:00 am - I just read a new book about the effects of grief on the brain, and the role of certain processes in the brain that help us cope with grief. It's called “The Grieving B...
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'Walking pneumonia' mild but still needs to be treatedApr 22, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My wife and I both had COVID-19. I recovered, but my wife kept feeling sick. We worried it might be long COVID. But when she saw her doctor, she got diagnosed with wa...
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What can we do as prevalence of diabetes steadily increases?Apr 22, 2023 7:00 am - Over the course of my career as a pediatric endocrinologist, I've watched the incidence of diabetes among children steadily rise. Recent research from the Centers for Di...
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Aging-in-place features can keep you at home longerApr 22, 2023 6:00 am - Middle-age isn't too soon to start thinking about where and how you want to live as you get older. If you're like most Americans, the place you want to be long-term is a...
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'You're not the only one': Kids with cancer - and a sibling - can attend TLC Camp in LombardApr 18, 2023 6:00 am - Registration is now open for TLC Camp, which is sponsored by the Lombard Junior Women's Club. This annual summertime event takes place June 19-23 at Sunset Knoll Park, 8...