Articles filed under Health
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Will legislative fix end need for do-over mental health board referendums?Nov 05, 2023 1:00 am - Bill would spare townships, county from redoing measures that created mental health boards
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Newborns celebrate first Halloween at Advocate Good Shepherd's Baby BistroNov 03, 2023 6:00 am - Newborns and their moms recently celebrated their first Halloween at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital's Center for Health and Integrative Medicine near Lake Barrington. T...
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The 'right model for our community': How DuPage health officials want to use opioid settlement moneyNov 03, 2023 5:00 am - With DuPage County set to receive a windfall from settlements of nationwide lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, public health officials hope to use s...
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Advocate Health named 'Top Diversity Organization' by Modern HealthcareOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - Advocate Health, the parent organization of Advocate Health Care, has been named among Modern Healthcare's "Top Diversity Organizations," one of only nine organizations ...
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How Metra is working harder to stop suicides on tracksOct 30, 2023 5:30 am - Interventions to save lives and prevent death by suicide on railway tracks increased substantially in 2023, Metra reports. Through mid-October, police and train crews tr...
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How the Our Lady of the Angels School fire prompted survivors to open a chiropractic clinicOct 29, 2023 5:00 am - Health always has been important to the Andreoli family — lessons imparted from dad, Gerald, and mom, Irene, who met in the hospital after being severely injured during ...
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How and where to get free vaccines in Park RidgeOct 29, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: The date of the event has been corrected. You can get free vaccines for influenza, COVID-19 and other diseases on Nov. 7, at the Maine Township hall ...
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EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including FlintOct 28, 2023 1:00 am - About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its dama...
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St. Thomas the Apostle offers 'Handling Grief During the Holidays'Oct 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The holidays may be a very painful and difficult time if you and your family have experienced the death of loved ones during the past few years. All around us, our cultu...
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Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions ...