Articles filed under Health
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‘We never give up’: Les Turner ALS Foundation gala raises $620KApr 15, 2025 1:17 pm - The Les Turner ALS Foundation’s 2025 Hoping Through Caring Gala raised more than $620,000 at the annual fundraising event held April 5 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.
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What you need (and don’t need) in the medicine cabinetApr 11, 2025 12:40 am - If the spring cleaning bug has hit you, be sure to stop by your medicine cabinet to check for expired medicines and take note on whether it’s fully stocked.
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Umbilical cord blood contains beneficial stem cellsApr 11, 2025 12:19 am - Stem cells found in cord blood are used to treat a range of blood diseases, blood cancers, certain genetic disorders and some immune system disorders. The decision to save cord blood is highly personal; talk it over with your family and health care provider.
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What parents need to know about baby formula safetyApr 10, 2025 11:34 pm - Many families feed formula to their infants in the first year of life as an alternative to human breast milk. Here’s what parents need to know about contaminants, ingredients and rules designed to keep infant formula safe.
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Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hikeApr 08, 2025 12:27 pm - Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business.
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GPS psychologist to help kids navigate thoughts, feelings and self-talkApr 08, 2025 12:00 pm - On Wednesday, April 16, the GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host psychologist and author Dr. Susan David in a presentation titled “Emotional Agility: Skills to Navigate Change and Embrace Self-Compassion.”
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‘I’m alive’: Carol Stream man recalls near-fatal battle with COVIDApr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Carol Stream resident Chuck Drungelo was given a less than 10% chance to survive as he battled COVID-19 in April 2020, at one point spending 19 days medically paralyzed and on artificial life support. Some effects of the illness continue to linger five years later, but “I’m alive,” he said.
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An Addison man had short-term health insurance. His colonoscopy bill: more than $7,000.Apr 05, 2025 12:00 pm - An Addison man had short-term health insurance when he got a colonoscopy early last year at Elmhurst Hospital. Then the bill came. He owed more than $7,200.
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Aquatic PT can benefit joint replacement patientsApr 04, 2025 12:23 am - Aquatic physical therapy can help heal and strengthen the body after surgery or injury, much the same way regular physical therapy can, with some added benefits.
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Is your high school senior ready to go away to college?Apr 03, 2025 10:54 pm - Going away to college isn't always the next best step for every high school senior. How to tell if your child is ready for that transition, or could benefit from a gap year or a close-to-home alternative.