Articles filed under Health
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Patient advocate: Patient advocates specialize, tooJul 03, 2026 6:00 am - Did you know that patient advocates can specialize in different areas? Depending on what kind of advocacy you feel you or a loved one needs, there may be a patient advocate who offers just that.
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Hot weather can make these 9 health conditions worseJul 03, 2026 6:00 am - Super hot, sticky days can be unpleasant for anyone. But people with chronic diseases — for instance, cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic and neurological conditions — are more likely to visit the emergency department or die during a heat wave.
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Funding error closes AID Living Room: Aurora’s 24/7 mental health haven goes darkJul 01, 2026 9:39 pm - The Association for Individual Development has closed its 24/7 Living Room crisis respite program in Aurora, after losing state funding due to a technical glitch. The program, which opened in January 2024, served over 1,200 individuals experiencing mental health crises and achieved a 99% success rate in avoiding hospitalizations.
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Love coffee? Have the last cup at this time for a better night’s sleep.Jul 01, 2026 1:22 pm - A 2023 randomized trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who drank one or more cups of coffee each day lost, on average, 36 minutes of sleep compared with those who didn’t over a two-week period.
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Daily habits that can keep your teeth in tip-top shapeJun 26, 2026 10:46 am - Taking care of your oral health is important because it’s connected to other health issues, and doing so doesn’t always require a trip to the dentist. It could mean simply drinking more water or adding other small habits to your routine.
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Bedtime exhaustion: Sleep doctor zeroes in on signs you have a real problemJun 26, 2026 10:28 am - For millions of people, poor sleep has become so normalized that they no longer recognize it as a potential medical issue. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and sleep researchers estimate that between 50 million and 70 million Americans have an active sleep disorder, and most people don’t know they do.
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How to keep your pelvic floor strong as you ageJun 26, 2026 10:25 am - The pelvic floor, an oft-ignored muscle group that does the humble work of supporting the bladder, bowels, uterus, prostate and other organs in the pelvis, weakens as you age. And anyone can have issues: men, women, people who have given birth and those who haven’t.
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Patient advocate: Keep your liver alive for a lifetimeJun 26, 2026 10:22 am - Tucked under your ribs, next to your stomach on the right side, your liver may not be a body part you think about every day, but this three-pound powerhouse performs a lot of important functions our bodies rely on.
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Ask the doctors: Nurse practitioners play important role on medical teamsJun 26, 2026 10:21 am - The single-practice doctor who was once the face of family medicine is in decline. In many parts of the country, medical groups with multiple practitioners have taken the family doctor's place. That means, for a growing number of people seeking medical care, a nurse practitioner, or NP, may be the first point of medical contact.
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Children’s health: How to ensure water safety this summerJun 26, 2026 10:19 am - Pools and splash pads are now open across Chicagoland. While that means summer fun in full swing, it also means an increase in water-related injuries and deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more children ages 1-4 die from drowning than any other cause of death.