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Pedal power: Schaumburg gears up for a month of biking fun

Submitted by village of Schaumburg
May 20, 2025 2:20 pm - Schaumburg encourages biking in June with events like a police-escorted tour, business and family challenges to record miles, and a Bike to Metra Day.
Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD
May 20, 2025 11:08 am - Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
‘I’m still battling this’: Endeavor Health recruiting patients for long-COVID studies

By Katlyn Smith
May 18, 2025 8:02 am - Researchers are still working to understand long COVID, a condition encompassing a laundry list of symptoms.
Prioritizing safety while road tripping this summer

By Dr. Emma Olivera, Advocate Children's Hospital
May 16, 2025 3:20 pm - Traveling with a baby or small child is no easy feat for any parent. Between packing and planning, parents sometimes forget some important safety measures to protect their child. Before your next road trip this summer, it’s a good idea to have these tips in mind to keep your family safe.
First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

The Associated Press
May 16, 2025 1:18 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
4 ways to make your house germier — in a good way

By Amanda Morris
May 16, 2025 1:09 am - You’ve heard talk about your gut microbiome — now there’s science-backed advice to pay attention to the microbiome in your home. Yes, that means welcoming the (good) germs in and letting them stick around.
5% of 10th- and 12th-graders say they’ve used nicotine pouches

By Hannah Docter-Loeb
May 16, 2025 12:56 am - More U.S. high schoolers used nicotine pouches — smokeless nicotine powder products — last year than the year before, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.
The worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep

By Gretchen Reynolds
May 16, 2025 12:48 am - If you’d like to sleep well tonight, you should probably avoid exercising this evening, especially if your workout will be intense.
‘Cough CPR’ is a social media myth

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
May 16, 2025 12:37 am - A popular social media post could lead you to believe that coughing can keep you alive if you have a heart attack when you’re by yourself. One problem with that — it’s not true. It may even be dangerous.
The science behind ‘old person smell’

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
May 16, 2025 12:23 am - Daily hygiene didn’t help this grandfather avoid learning from his grandson that he smelled “dusty.” What is “old person smell” and what can be done about it?

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