Articles filed under Health
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Flu hangs on in U.S., fading in some areas and intensifying in othersFeb 09, 2024 4:52 pm - The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.
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Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular careFeb 09, 2024 6:30 am - Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses are fading fast. The frontier involves connecting patients more routinely with their regular doctors and using artificial intelligence to keep tabs on their health, according to Dr. Roy Schoenberg.
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Ask the doctors: Long COVID affects individuals differentlyFeb 09, 2024 6:15 am - Long COVID is being studied, but researchers have yet to find out why some suffer from the lingering symptoms. For now, treatment is limited to symptom relief.
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What kind of patient-doctor relationship do you have?Feb 09, 2024 6:15 am - What kind of relationship do you have with your doctor? How can you tell if your doctor is invested in your health care? Here are five signs to look for.
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‘We hope they get things back in order very quickly’: Concerns raised with revocation of Vista East’s Level II Trauma Center designationFeb 05, 2024 8:47 pm - Local leaders Monday said the revocation of the Level II Trauma Center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan raises concerns and issues that need to be ad...
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Advocate Heart patient enjoys VIP experience at Bulls game Feb. 2Feb 05, 2024 2:30 pm - February is American Heart Month. And on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 2, Advocate Health Care and the Chicago Bulls welcomed heart patient and cardiac arrest survivor, R...
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Kids Allergy Network leaders speak on issues of nutritional diversityFeb 05, 2024 11:34 am - Kids Allergy Network, a group of more than 80 kid volunteers from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, spoke to kids at the Ray Elementary School on Jan. 26, as part of t...
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5 things women should ask their OB-GYN about their heartFeb 04, 2024 7:46 am - From the time they reach reproductive age, women are encouraged to visit an OB-GYN at least once a year for a wellness exam. But a growing body of research suggests there's another organ they should be discussing: the heart.
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Grief & healing: Improving English is a lifelong endeavorFeb 03, 2024 6:15 am - We all know that we learn a lot of good habits from our dear ones. And one I learned from my late husband is to look up the meaning of any word I hear or read that I don’t know or am not sure of its meaning.
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The key to make eating healthy easier may be on the tip of your tongueFeb 02, 2024 6:15 am - Research, and personal anecdotes, suggest that taste buds might adapt themselves to help us enjoy lower levels of salt and sugar and make it easier to eat healthier.