Health & Fitness
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State surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 deaths even as new cases, hospitalizations decrease
Jan 24, 2022 7:23 PM - New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue a welcome downslide, IDPH data shows. However, the state reached a sobering milestone on Sunday, surpassing 30,000 deaths. Experts say delta variant is the major culprit in fatalities. -
Explore dimensions of wellness with Extension series
Jan 24, 2022 12:07 PM - Personal wellness is more than just diet and exercise. Wellness is multidimensional, encompassing physical, financial, emotional, social, spiritual, environmental, vocational, and intellectual. -
2 years ago, Illinois' first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. 2.8 million (and counting) followed.
Jan 24, 2022 6:13 AM - It's now been two years since the first COVID-19 case in Illinois was diagnosed in a patient at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates and many are left to wonder when the pandemic will end. -
Twin study indicates benefits of balanced diet
Jan 23, 2022 7:00 AM - The unique attributes of identical twins, who share all of their genes, have long made them valuable subjects for a wide range of research. -
Is that health care helper actually a hindrance?
Jan 23, 2022 7:00 AM - I've been thinking about the caregivers and other health care professionals we invite into our homes (or our parents' homes) and how we can protect ourselves from those who would take advantage of someone who's not able to fend for themselves. -
Life passes in periods of time, such as our 'Era of Roses'
Jan 24, 2022 6:35 AM - Lately I've started thinking of life in eras. The era I am thinking about most is our "Era of the Roses," a decade from about 1993 to 2003.
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Study links e-cigarette use to erectile dysfunction
Jan 22, 2022 10:00 AM - Q: Our teenage son's vaping habit has his mother and me quite worried about his health. Nothing we've said so far has had any impact. I recently read vaping can cause erectile dysfunction in young men. Is that true? -
Cold weather impacts those with dementia
Jan 22, 2022 7:00 AM - Colder temperatures, snow and ice and early darkness -- can be challenging and stressful for the more than 11 million people caring for loved ones living with Alzheimer's or dementia. -
Keep children warm and safe during a power outage
Jan 22, 2022 7:00 AM - When the power goes out, it can throw off all of your family's normal routines. Younger children -- especially infants -- are at risk for hypothermia. -
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center one of the first to no longer include race as a measurement of kidney healthJan 21, 2022 6:59 PM - In November, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago became one of the first VA Medical Centers to no longer use an outdated calculator that included race to measure kidney health.
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