Health and Fitness
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Ready for a four-legged companion?Jan 07, 2023 8:00 am - As you might imagine, my job as a private patient advocate is pretty stressful, and the days can be long. When I come home, though, my two Cavalier King Charles spaniels...
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Widows and widowers may need to build a new networkJan 07, 2023 6:00 am - Almost 50 years ago, Lynn Caine wrote the seminal book on widowhood, entitled “Widow” (1974). It's about the problems and social situation widows face after the death of...
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Navigating the difficult topic of suicide with kids and adolescentsJan 07, 2023 6:00 am - Despite efforts to return to a version of “post-pandemic normalcy,” the reality is that youth in the United States are still struggling, concerningly so, with their ment...
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Weighted blankets can help with sleepJan 07, 2023 5:00 am - Q: My niece got me a weighted blanket for my birthday, which she says helps you sleep. I admit I was skeptical, but I used it for a month, and she may be right. Instead ...
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Smiles, and help, one lick at a time: Anderson's Healing Paws program offers four-legged therapyJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Sometimes all it takes to make people feel good is to be there for them. And then maybe lick their face. That's the premise behind Healing Paws, a volunteer-based animal...
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Illinois House approves increased abortion, gender care protections
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent providing for legal abortion, Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on...
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Medical officials warn of a growing threat from the COVID-19 'Kraken' variantJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A new highly contagious and ominously dubbed the “Kraken” subvariant of COVID-19 is driving infections in the northeastern part of the country and showing up in greater ...
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Concierge members receive prompt medical serviceJan 05, 2023 10:00 pm - Like modern fashion and popular music, trends tend to come and go. Concierge medicine is the latest trend in health care, especially among primary care physicians. Conci...
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In the new year, make friends with your amygdalaJan 01, 2023 6:00 am - Despite this being the season of peace and love, fear and anxiety are everywhere, aren't they? Our weather patterns are becoming more unpredictable and severe. Communiti...
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The bereaved can feel blue in the 'week between'Dec 31, 2022 6:00 am - Well, here we are now, squarely into 2023. A new year with its own promises, resolutions and challenges. I always write down my resolutions, but of course don't always d...