If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go,…
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Four St. Charles Health System nurses have been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®, recognizing the outstanding, compassionate…
Continue ReadingCicadas might seem like a crispy, protein-packed snack, but people with seafood allergies should think twice about eating them, according to the US…
Continue ReadingSongwriter Tabitha Haly doesn’t just sing, she belts. It’s a technique that helps keep her lungs strong as she deals with spinal muscular…
Continue ReadingEver since he was a child, Kevin Curry would pray for God to “fix” him and take away his sadness. “Everything feels good, but I…
Continue ReadingIt doesn’t take long to catch the spirit of Timothy Alexander. “Hotcakes! Where that twist at?” the 32-year-old shouted to a…
Continue ReadingStay-at-home policies put into effect to help control the spread of Covid-19 were linked with a 37% average reduction in crime in 27 cities across 23…
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization (WHO) has authorized a Covid-19 vaccine made by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use. The decision…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a Covid-19 vaccine made by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use. The decision…
Continue ReadingMy mom and I moved to a small house in the Northeast when I was a little girl, after a difficult divorce from my father in the 1980s. After the…
Continue ReadingAvocados have become an increasingly popular food in recent years, with people blending the creamy fruit in their smoothies or slicing it to layer on…
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When the final Phase 3 data came out last November showing the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna were more than 90% effective, Dr.…
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Over half of surveyed overweight adults in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the United States say they have experienced fat-shaming…
Continue ReadingJune is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Pride gatherings are rooted in…
Continue ReadingThe US just recorded a seven-day average of fewer than 20,000 new daily Covid-19 cases for the first time since March 2020. The daily average of new…
Continue ReadingVaccination alone might not be enough to end the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. Even with a majority of the population vaccinated,…
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While people may assume only those who are overweight have to worry about the impact of a fatty heart, the reality is that thin people can also have…
Continue Reading As the US celebrated Memorial Day, health experts celebrated that more than half of the population was at least partially vaccinated — but…
Continue Reading As the US celebrated Memorial Day, health experts celebrated that more than half of the population was at least partially vaccinated — but…
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For the first time in over a year, millions of Americans are gathering for a major holiday without masks or physical distancing — safely. But…
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