Articles filed under Health
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SamaraCare breakfast raises funds, awareness for women’s mental health careMay 21, 2025 12:01 am - Nearly 200 attended the SamaraCare Women in Touch Breakfast to support mental health care fee subsidies for women and children.
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Kane County releases youth-led report on mental health priorities and recommendationsMay 20, 2025 5:04 pm - Kane County students identify key mental health issues including discrimination, cyberbullying, teacher bias, and lack of emotional regulation skills in report outlining targeted strategies.
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‘I’m still battling this’: Endeavor Health recruiting patients for long-COVID studiesMay 18, 2025 8:02 am - Researchers are still working to understand long COVID, a condition encompassing a laundry list of symptoms.
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Prioritizing safety while road tripping this summerMay 16, 2025 3:20 pm - Traveling with a baby or small child is no easy feat for any parent. Between packing and planning, parents sometimes forget some important safety measures to protect their child. Before your next road trip this summer, it’s a good idea to have these tips in mind to keep your family safe.
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‘Cough CPR’ is a social media mythMay 16, 2025 12:37 am - A popular social media post could lead you to believe that coughing can keep you alive if you have a heart attack when you’re by yourself. One problem with that — it’s not true. It may even be dangerous.
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The science behind ‘old person smell’May 16, 2025 12:23 am - Daily hygiene didn’t help this grandfather avoid learning from his grandson that he smelled “dusty.” What is “old person smell” and what can be done about it?
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Retired teachers to explore ‘The Anxious Generation’ in Book Between BitesMay 12, 2025 5:30 pm - On Thursday, May 15, retired Batavia teachers Kathy Hubbard and Linda Sullivan will close out Books Between Bites’ 36th season with a talk on the 2024 book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
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Saving lives on a sunny Saturday: Blood donors offer ‘A Pint for Kim’May 11, 2025 7:39 am - Outside Naperville North High School, a mini-fest with kids’ games, food, music and a car show was taking place. Inside, donors participating in the sixth annual “A Pint for Kim” blood drive were saving lives.
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Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study saysMay 10, 2025 12:23 am - Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States,...
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Stress can play factor in new back painMay 09, 2025 4:29 am - Q: My lower back went into spasm as I was washing the dishes. I figured it was from bending over, but my mom insists it’s from being so stressed out. Can stress really cause back pain?