Health and Fitness
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Virtual health care is here to stayNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - What we know today as "telemedicine" had its roots back in the 1960s, when NASA needed a way to monitor the well-being of Project Mercury astronauts in flight. It was u...
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Advocate Health Care doctor explains why you should clean your medicine cabinetNov 16, 2023 10:00 pm - When is the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet? According to a Consumer Reports study, approximately one-third of Americans haven't cleaned out their medici...
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Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Nov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in de...
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Naperville's Our Saviour's to host 'Thanks (for) Giving' blood drive Nov. 22Nov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville will host a "Thanks (for) Giving" community blood drive with Versiti on Wednesday, Nov. 22. It will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at t...
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Mind-altering ketamine becomes latest pain treatment, despite little research or regulationNov 12, 2023 8:00 am - As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a tre...
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How parents can address childhood bullyingNov 11, 2023 10:00 pm - Most people understand that bullying is inherently wrong and harmful, but many people might not know what to look for or feel empowered to discuss the topic with their c...
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Mammograms show promise in predicting heart disease
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Compartment syndrome refers to pressure buildup in musclesNov 11, 2023 9:00 am - Q: What is compartment syndrome, and how does it happen? I developed this following an embolism from hip replacement surgery. I had eight days on wound vacuum-assisted c...
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The family home can hold memories that last a lifetimeNov 11, 2023 8:00 am - For many of us, our old childhood homes mean a lot. Whether a house, an apartment, or a lake cabin. Especially if it was a happy home life. There are lots of family lake...
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Celebrities give a boost to more menopause discussionsNov 11, 2023 6:00 am - Pop culture depictions of puberty are common. TV, movies, books and music all frequently showcase the tumult of tweens coming of age. Until recently, the same could not ...