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Children’s Health: Are AI chatbots safe for kids?

By Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP
Jul 02, 2025 4:35 pm - Artificial intelligence chatbots are now a part of daily life for many families. But children and teens increasingly turn to chatbots for entertainment or companionship. That’s when these computer programs, designed to interact like humans, can be risky for young users.
Ask the doctors: Can stem cells help cure Type 1 diabetes?

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Jul 02, 2025 4:33 pm - Stem cell research shows promise for treating Type 1 diabetes, but expanded trials are still needed to evaluate effectiveness and side effects.
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake County

Daily Herald report
Jul 02, 2025 8:51 am - Lake County health officials said a batch of mosquitoes sampled June 24 at a Southlake Mosquito Abatement District trap in Highland Park tested positive for West Nile virus.
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families.

By LAURA UNGAR
Jun 28, 2025 4:01 pm - In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles. Today, however, some preventable, contagious diseases are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy pushes immunization rates down.
Exercising, playing sports in extreme heat can be dangerous

By The Associated Press
Jun 27, 2025 8:32 am - Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside.
How to stay cool in a heat wave — even without air conditioning

By CALEIGH WELLS and MELINA WALLING
Jun 27, 2025 8:30 am - Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. Heat doesn’t just mean canceled events. It also poses a health risk, especially for children, older people and those with certain health conditions.
Ask the doctors: Can we actually train for old age?

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Jun 27, 2025 8:29 am - We can train for old age by making good lifestyle choices like diet and exercise and preparing our bodies for the physical challenges of aging.
Patient Advocate: Should you get a virtual second opinion for your health diagnosis?

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Jun 27, 2025 8:28 am - If you receive a diagnosis that will require a major intervention, such as hospitalization, chemotherapy or surgery, consider getting a second opinion. Virtual second opinions have been growing in availability and use over the last few years.
Children’s health: Keep your newborns SIDS-safe this summer

By Ascension Illinois
Jun 27, 2025 8:27 am - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in babies between one month and 1 year old in the United States. SIDS is often unexpected and happens while a child is sleeping. It is also referred to as “crib death.”
US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has ‘ignored the science’

Jun 26, 2025 9:15 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the science” and “lost the public trust.”

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