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Constable: Awards honor accomplishments by people with paralysis
Feb 23, 2021 6:31 AM - Two suburbanites are among the winners of the Socrates Award, given to inspiring people with paralysis.
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The year of the pandemic: First suburban COVID-19 patients recall their 'lonely' year
Feb 23, 2021 10:10 AM - The Palatine couple who were the suburbs' first confirmed COVID-19 cases reflect on the year that has gone by since their initial diagnosis. -
Telehealth services start with your pediatrician
Feb 21, 2021 10:20 AM - The American Academy of Pediatrics believes the best place for children to receive medical care is at a pediatrician's office. But telehealth services may be a viable option, too. -
Rare disease causes unusual amount of leg cramps
Feb 21, 2021 6:00 AM - Q: I am a 79-year-old woman, and I have in the past had night cramps that went away when I stamped my foot. When it got worse, including a burning sensation, a muscle relaxant helped. It's back again, and my neurologist says I have cramp-fasciculation syndrome. What is that? -
Women should heed signs of heart disease
Feb 21, 2021 1:04 PM - February is heart health month. It's a good time for all of us to take stock of what we can do to keep our hearts healthy, and to move women to the forefront of that discussion. -
After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awareness
Feb 21, 2021 10:15 AM - After 24-year-old Mathew LeBlanc died from a drug overdose last May, his family launched a new initiative -- Love LeB -- aimed at honoring his memory and raising money and awareness for the fight against the opioid crisis. -
'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisis
Feb 21, 2021 10:08 AM - The opioid crisis has intensified in the suburbs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reporting a spike in 2020 overdose deaths compared to the previous year. "Substance use disorder is a disease of isolation," said Laura Fry, executive director of Live4Lali. "COVID is the perfect storm." -
Grief can be for a lost friend, who may still be around
Feb 20, 2021 6:00 AM - We all know the death of a close friend may cause grief very similar to losing a dear family member. The loss of a friend, whether a result of death, divorce or a misunderstanding, is so very difficult.
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State tops 2 million vaccine doses given
Feb 21, 2021 10:32 AM - COVID-19 vaccination rates across the suburbs range from 9.4% in Will County to 11.8% in suburban Cook County as the state surpasses 2 million doses administered. -
How Addison officials teamed up to stage mass vaccination
Feb 18, 2021 6:34 AM - Municipal and school district officials in Addison teamed up to coordinate a four-day mass vaccination clinic on just a few days' notice to help inoculate teachers and senior citizens.
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