Articles filed under Health
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St. Thomas the Apostle Church offers program on handling grief at the holiday seasonOct 22, 2024 9:20 pm - Are the holidays a painful and difficult time for you? Come to the program “Handling Grief During the 2024 Holidays” on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville.
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St. Thomas the Apostle Church to host mental health first aid course Nov. 17Oct 22, 2024 9:09 pm - Wanted: Good Samaritans desiring to help anyone they may witness struggling with an emotional or mental health issue or a substance abuse disorder.
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Where health care is going: Ascension Alexian Brothers opens neurosciences unit to meet demands of aging populationOct 22, 2024 12:39 pm - Patients will be on the move Wednesday at Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village, where a new 36-bed neurosciences unit opens.
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Grief & healing: It’s hard to give up the usual fall ritualsOct 19, 2024 7:00 am - In grief, it may be difficult to get through seasons that brought much joy when the person you’re grieving was alive. A favorite season may turn into the most painful season. Eventually, though, by being open to new experiences, you may find joy again.
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Vaccination is the best safeguard against whooping coughOct 18, 2024 12:01 am - Quiet for years, whooping cough is making a noticeable re-emergence in the post-COVID years. A bacterial infection that is difficult to treat and can be dangerous for at-risk patients, whooping cough is best fought with a vaccinated population.
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How to tell if you’re being gaslightedOct 17, 2024 11:29 pm - If you feel like your concerns or symptoms are being ignored or dismissed by your health care provider, “gaslighting” may be the reason. Here are some strategies for what you can do.
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In Chicago Marathon, women’s world record broken by nearly two minutesOct 13, 2024 3:40 pm - Winning the Chicago Marathon was nothing new for Ruth Chepngetich, but in capturing the victory for the third time Sunday, she made history by becoming the first woman to...
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Grief & healing: Coping with multiple health problemsOct 12, 2024 6:30 am - Health is a blessing. But as the years move forward, problematic medical conditions tend to pile up. These can start weighing very heavily on our activity, mood and spirit. A few simple tricks can help.
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Ask the doctors: Keeping kids current on health tasksOct 11, 2024 2:31 am - An aunt and uncle will be caring for their niece and nephew for a year, and want to know what health-related issues should be on their radar.
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Should you challenge a medical bill?Oct 11, 2024 12:01 am - Estimates suggest that up to 80% of medical bills contain at least one error. There are a lot of reasons for mistakes in medical billings, which can cause you to incur a bigger-than-expected bill or your insurance to be denied.