Articles filed under Health
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Exicure names Walbert as board chairmanApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Exicure Inc. has named Timothy P. Walbert chairman of the company's board of directors. Walbert succeeds Chad Mirkin, Ph.D., who will remain on the board. Mirk...
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Structure is key to maintaining mental health amid pandemic, experts sayApr 06, 2020 5:30 am - If mental health wasn't top-of-mind before the COVID-19 pandemic began, chances are it is now. The number of confirmed cases of the virus is rising, causing ripple effe...
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Mental health providers turn to telemedicine to counsel patients during pandemicApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - The computer, the internet and the smartphone are now some of the top tools in the work of treating mental health conditions, suburban psychiatrists and psychologists sa...
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Teens in isolation finding ways to 'be social with each other'Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Passing periods. The lunchroom. Softball practice. Musical rehearsals. It's not just history and science classes that are suddenly gone or switched from in-person to onl...
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U of I Extension offers wellness webinarsApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educators will offer free online webinars over the next two months to provide healthful strategies for enriching ...
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FDA wants heartburn meds Zantac off the market due to contaminationApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination i...
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'A battlefield behind your home': Deaths mount in New YorkApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to m...
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Need a new outlook? Naperville teen's book emphasizes optimismMar 26, 2020 5:00 am - A book by a Naperville teen contains a message the virus-weary world might do well to hear. It's about positivity. “Generation Optimism: Creating the Next Generation of ...
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Pregnancy during a pandemic: What women need to knowMar 25, 2020 5:00 am - Expecting a child during a once-in-a-generation crisis can take a pregnant woman's stress to another level. So the Daily Herald asked Dr. Melissa Simon, an ob-gyn at Nor...
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Northwestern Medicine puts strict limits on visitorsMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern Medicine has implemented a no-visitor policy at all of its inpatient and outpatient care sites. In cases where this policy may have long-term negative healt...