Articles filed under Health
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Join NAMI's monthly coffee SaturdayJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - NAMI Kane-south, DeKalb & Kendall Counties, an affiliate of National Alliance on Mental Illness, will sponsor its monthly coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at ...
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Fewer Americans Paid Obamacare Tax Penalty In 2016Jan 10, 2017 6:00 am - About 6.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $470 for not having health insurance in 2015 - 20 percent fewer than the year before, according to data released T...
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Obamacare Boosted Community Health Centers’ Reach. Now What?Jan 09, 2017 6:00 am - For the patients and the employees of Mary’s Center, a community health center that serves Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs, the 2010 health law had a big im...
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DuPage shooting death brings race, police, mental health issues to forefrontJan 08, 2017 6:15 am - The death of Trevon Johnson likely will resonate long beyond the 17-year-old Villa Park resident's memorial service today and the state police probe into the officer-inv...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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In Towns That Lost Most Obamacare Insurers, Rate Increases Still CompetitiveJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - People in this city had their pick of four health insurers last year when they shopped for policies during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment. ...
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Why do youths post videos of bad behavior online?Jan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Young adults in a digitally connected world could be tempted for social, mental and behavioral reasons to display even their most sinister actions online, as was the cas...
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Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And RisksJan 03, 2017 6:00 am - The 115th Congress started work Tuesday with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate in agreement on their top priority - to repeal and replace the 2010 healt...
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Mental health training for police expanding, but some say not enoughJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Every day, police officers respond to mental health calls - sometimes identified as such, sometimes not. And every month, more officers get training to learn the signs ...
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More suburbs banning alcohol smoking, powdered alcoholJan 01, 2017 4:00 am - New methods of ingesting alcohol that bring about quicker intoxication are causing some suburban leaders to adopt local prohibitions before they've encountered even a si...