Stories about Health
Proceeds from the event will support AID services for individuals with developmental, behavioral and crisis needs in Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage, Will, McHenry and suburban Cook County communities.
The Illinois House bill bans a practice known as step therapy that is used in some prescription drug plans.
The Will County Community Health Center Eastern Branch in Monee will now offer primary health care services on Wednesdays.
Owner Brad Edmondson has struggled with mental health problems for most of his life, but found serenity in sparring and created a safe space for those going through the same battles.
Dr. Saied Ghadersohi, an otolaryngologist on staff at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, is an expert on treating pediatric sleep apnea.
Looking directly at the sun without proper protection can cause solar retinopathy, or damage to the retina. Some people with solar retinopathy can see improvement in around six months, one area doctor says, but "if the damage is drastic, there isn’t a treatment that can be done.”
With climate change making warm winters like this year’s more likely, Dr. Rachna Shah of the Chicago area's Loyola Medicine Allergy Count said long-term trends indicate allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer.
The expanded testing by the Illinois Department of Public Health has resulted in advisories for nine bodies of water this year.
Those who attend an upcoming mental health town hall meeting will have opportunities to discuss mental health, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disability related services and needs for our community.
The Aurora Farmer’s Market has updated its policies to prohibit the use of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, vapes, and any other electronic smoking device on market grounds.
People at Ascension Saint Joseph–Joliet emergency room on Tuesday morning may have been exposed.
Ciel Senior Living of Long Grove will be hosting a presentation, “Parkinson’s 101: What you and your family need to know" on April 18.
Emily Phillips will share her story at an organ donation awareness event at 2 p.m. Friday at Aroma Coffee and Wine in Crystal Lake. The event will create a space for people affected by organ donations and provide information on how to become an organ donor.
Nearly 60% of those falling sick are children age 4 and younger, Chicago Department of Public Health records show. Three cases were reported in suburban Cook, Lake and Will counties; the rest involve Chicago residents.
A local board will determine how the funds awarded to Kendall County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs funded by local service agencies in the area.