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Our Ability to Focus May Falter After Eating One Meal High in Saturated Fat
Fatty food may feel like a friend during these troubled times, but new research suggests that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hinder our ability to concentrate… Read more
Ciudad, Fundadores de CORE Actualizan los Centros de Pruebas COVID-19
El alcalde Lori E. Lightfoot se unió a los cofundadores de Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), Sean Penn y Ann Lee, para proporcionar una actualización sobre las instalaciones de prueba… Read more
Oak Street Health Survey Identifies Ways to Improve Mental Health Support Seniors in Self-Quarantine
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Oak Street Health shared findings of a survey exploring the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the mental health of older adults. As… Read more
Self-Care Starts With Self-Worth: Simple Steps to Maintain Mental and Emotional Equanimity
“How we take care of ourselves directly correlates to the way we value ourselves, our self-worth,” says Anne Ockene Boudreau, author of the new book, “A Human Mosaic: Heal, Renew,… Read more
Healthy Eating Behaviors in Childhood May Reduce Adult Obesity
How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, “Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors… Read more
Coping Amid COVID-19
By: Ashmar Mandou A recent mental health poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “nearly 45 percent of adults across the United States say that worry and stress related… Read more
Lidiando en Medio de COVID-19
Por: Ashmar Mandou Una encuesta reciente de salud mental realizada por la Kaiser Family Foundation encontró que “casi el 45 por ciento de los adultos en los Estados Unidos dicen… Read more
SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM RESUMES ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AND APPOINTMENTS MAY 11th
Sinai Health System is gradually resuming semi-urgent and elective inpatient and outpatient procedures and appointments starting Monday, May 11th, following guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The… Read more
Illinois DCFS thanks foster parents during Foster Parent Appreciation Month
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month in Illinois, a time to thank the thousands of foster families across the state that have opened their homes to provide a temporary safe… Read more
Why Lighting Up and COVID-19 Don’t Mix
By: American Heart Association News As evidence continues to grow that people who smoke are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19, health professionals are turning to a familiar message… Read more
