Articles filed under Health
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Too tired to exercise? Try these expert tips to get your energy up.Apr 19, 2026 7:57 am - There are a lot of ways to find motivation to exercise even when you are tired, but it’s important to find what, specifically, pushes you to make movement a regular part of your routine.
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Patient advocate: COVID isn’t done with us yetApr 19, 2026 7:57 am - A new “highly mutated” COVID strain is quickly gaining ground around the country, according to new data. This variant, BA.3.2, is nicknamed “Cicada” because, like the rarely emerging insect, it has largely remained undetected or “underground” since its discovery,
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Trump orders more access to psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and ibogaineApr 18, 2026 5:09 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered new efforts to boost federal research into psychedelics and make the drugs available in controlled therapeutic settings, flanked by military veterans who said the move would save lives.
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A major accomplishment: Naperville woman set to add Boston to her list of marathons completedApr 17, 2026 10:00 am - When Soma Jain took the streets of Chicago on Oct. 7, 2012, to watch a friend run the Chicago Marathon, she never imagined the journey that experience would take her on.
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Ask the doctors: Eustachian tube dysfunction causes blockageApr 17, 2026 8:51 am - Eustachian tube dysfunction is a disorder of the middle ear that can cause discomfort or pain and may interfere with hearing. Find out more about it.
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Children’s health: 6 common questions about breastfeeding babiesApr 17, 2026 8:50 am - You may not know much about breastfeeding when your baby is born other than its nourishing benefits. It’s totally normal to seek guidance along the way by asking your baby’s pediatrician questions about breastfeeding.
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‘Journey to a new normal’: GoFundMe campaign for Mount Prospect girl waging a comeback from devastating illnessApr 16, 2026 6:14 pm - What initially began with flu symptoms turned into a fight for life for 13-year-old Presley Grimpe of Mount Prospect.
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RFK Jr. defends health agenda, clashes with Democrats in House hearingApr 16, 2026 3:12 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his controversial record leading the nation’s health department, as Democrats argued his changes on vaccines threatened ...
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Measles in Illinois: What to know about vaccination ratesApr 15, 2026 11:15 am - State public health data shows that measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren are above the threshold recommended to prevent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral infection.
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‘All the bells and whistles’: Hospital rolls out new ambulance for stroke patientsApr 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Almost a decade ago, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital launched a special ambulance for stroke patients -- the first of its kind in the state. It now has a new, sleeker rig to begin treating those patients out in the field, across the western suburbs.