Articles filed under Health
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Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schoolsOct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
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Should you brush your teeth before or after breakfast?Oct 17, 2025 8:30 am - Brushing before or after breakfast is a personal choice. And while there are advantages to doing both, in general, brushing after any meal is a good idea.
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What happens when you roll your shoulders?Oct 17, 2025 8:28 am - We roll our shoulders and stretch our backs because it feels relaxing, maybe even rejuvenating. In healthy adults, the stretch leads to a quick drop in blood pressure, researchers have found. And the body’s reaction to the movement may explain why we feel calmer after we stretch.
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In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians mostOct 17, 2025 8:27 am - As one of the few pediatricians in town, Dr. Nola Jean Ernest was used to fielding questions about vaccine ingredients. But even this was a new one: Could heavy metals in a hepatitis B shot give a 2-month-old boy autism? His parents saw videos on TikTok falsely claiming they could.
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Ask the doctors: ‘Instrumented’ mouthguard indicates dangerous hits to the headOct 17, 2025 8:25 am - An international women's rugby tournament will be introducing the use of an "instrumented" mouthguard that can calibrate the force with which a player is tackled. If that force is powerful enough to cause a head injury, it will trigger a flashing red light within the mouthguard to alert the coaching staff that the player should be medically evaluated.
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Patient advocate: Don’t throw away your shotOct 17, 2025 8:25 am - Americans’ trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tested in the past. While some applaud the current CDC leadership for cutting back on vaccine recommendations, the medical community is expressing alarm that we may see a resurgence of diseases thought defeated, like measles.
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Children’s health: Get ahead of seasonal ‘fall back’ to keep kids healthyOct 17, 2025 8:23 am - Daylight Saving Time will soon end for 2025, sparking the unofficial start of fall and winter and making it more difficult to drag ourselves out of bed. This can be even more difficult for children.
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Downers Grove Township residents seek referendum to fund mental health, disability servicesOct 16, 2025 7:32 pm - The 708 for Downers Grove Township team has kicked off a petition drive to establish a 708 Mental Health Board in the township. To kick off the petition drive, they are hosting a pizza party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the First Congregational UCC in Downers Grove.
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Humana hosting pickleball pop-up at Woodfield Mall SaturdayOct 14, 2025 8:15 am - Humana is taking America’s fastest growing sport, pickleball, to the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Saturday.
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Naperville Rotary hosts free Resilience Workshop for veteran and first responder familiesOct 14, 2025 12:06 am - The Rotary Club of Naperville is offering a free Resilience Tactics Workshop to assist the families and supporters of veterans and first responders experiencing mental health issues due to trauma and stress from their service.