Health and Fitness
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Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are back. Here's how to get yours.Sep 25, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marked the return of free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government, a move that comes amid an uptick in patients hospitalized with the virus. Individual...
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Planet Fitness pitched to fill former Old Navy space in Vernon HillsSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - A low-cost fitness center could fill the long-vacant Old Navy space in the Marketplace of Vernon Hills shopping center. Black Duck Partners says the conversion former re...
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Des Plaines District 62 hosting COVID-19, flu vaccine clinicSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - Des Plaines School District 62 and Jewel-Osco are partnering for an upcoming COVID-19 and influenza vaccine clinic. The clinic is set for Oct. 12 at Algonquin Middle Sch...
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Whitney Hirano, Dustin Macuiba, Hannah Babalola and Chip Battoe win the 2023 Life Time Chicago Half MarathonSep 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The 26th annual Life Time Chicago Half Marathon & 5K, presented by HOKA, took over Chicago's exclusive Lake Shore Drive and historic south side neighborhoods on Sept. 24...
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Need to know about CPR? Best not to ask Alexa or Siri
Sep 23, 2023 12:00 pm - Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone's life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according...
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Gates' focus is on helping mothers, babies survive childbirthSep 23, 2023 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and babies during child birth each year and believes more people s...
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Advice on updated COVID vaccination for kidsSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the latest COVID-19 booster vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for everyone six month...
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Another way to get it right when talking to loved onesSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Recently, I've been reminded again how much words matter. And especially so when it comes to talking or writing about the death of a dear one. For example, a friend told...
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How private patient advocates can work with doctorsSep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - In an ideal world, the doctor is also the patient advocate. Physicians inhabit a place of privilege in our society, and that brings with it responsibilities not only to ...
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Use of ashwagandha skyrockets in the U.S.Sep 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Q: I have noticed recent advertisements for ashwagandha, which is supposed to be useful for stress management. I am looking for guidance on this supplement, including wh...