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Eating 1 Fish From Great Lakes Equal to Drinking Month's Worth of Contaminated Water: Study
A new study has found that consuming a single fish from the Great Lakes is equal to drinking a month’s worth of water contaminated with high levels of “forever chemicals.”
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Eating 1 Fish From Great Lakes Equal to Drinking Month's Worth of Contaminated Water: Study
A new study has found that consuming a single fish from the Great Lakes is equal to drinking a month’s worth of water contaminated with high levels of “forever chemicals.”
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Dr. Jill Biden Just Had It and Many Others Have Too. So What is Mohs Surgery?
Jill Biden underwent a common outpatient procedure known as Mohs surgery to remove and examine cancerous lesions, but what exactly is the procedure and who needs it?
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Nearly 250,000 Kindergartners in U.S. Are Vulnerable to Measles Due to Slide in Vaccination Rates, CDC Says
CDC officials said disruptions to schools and health-care during the Covid pandemic are largely responsible for the decline in vaccination rates.
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Some Medicare Costs Are Heading Higher in 2023, While Others Are Going Down. Here's What You Need to Know
While annual adjustments in various costs may not involve huge dollar amounts, it’s worth making sure you know how they impact your health-care budget.
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Scientists Seek to Use Pig Livers to Ease Organ Shortage
Scientists are transforming pig livers to look and act like human ones, part of a quest to ease the nation’s organ shortage.
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Signs of Frostbite to Watch for Amid Dangerous Cold in Chicago Area
With Chicago-area temperatures dropping below zero, bringing dangerous wind chills near -40 degrees, frostbite can happen within minutes, but what are the signs you should be watching for?
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Study: Heart Attacks Rise Between Christmas and New Year's Day
It’s not just spending that goes up around the holidays, so does your risk of a heart attack.
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Personalized mRNA Vaccine Improves Survival Rates for Melanoma, Trial Shows
Merck and Moderna plan to begin the next phase of the study in 2023 and expand its use against additional kinds of tumors.
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As Respiratory Illnesses Rise in Chicago, Health Care Providers Warn Children's Medications May be Hard to Find
With respiratory illnesses on the rise in Chicago, health care providers are warning that children’s medications may be difficult to find these days as worried parents are facing empty shelves and understocked pharmacies across the city.
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These Graphs Show Just How Dramatically Different This Flu Season is Right Now
Flu hospitalizations have already risen to their highest level in a decade as health experts warn of an early spike, but how does this season really compare to previous years?
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Have a Sore Throat? Chicago's Top Doc Says You Might Want to Try This At-Home Remedy
With COVID, flu and other respiratory viruses all seeing increases right now, many people are experiencing a common shared symptom: a sore throat. So what should you do if you’re not sure which virus is behind it?
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Respiratory Viruses Spread at High Levels With Holidays on the Way
RSV, COVID-19 and influenza are all spreading in high numbers as holiday gatherings and continually colder weather on the way, NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.
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Have a Sore Throat? Chicago's Top Doc Says You Might Want to Try This At-Home Remedy
With COVID, flu and other respiratory viruses all seeing increases right now, many people are experiencing a common shared symptom: a sore throat. So what should you do if you’re not sure which virus is behind it?
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Study: Some Testosterone Therapy Companies Not Following Medical Guidelines
While demand for testosterone therapy has soared in the United States, a new study from Northwestern Medicine found several direct-to-consumer companies offering the therapy did not follow medical guidelines nor convey the health risks of therapy.
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Study: Some Testosterone Therapy Companies Not Following Medical Guidelines
While demand for testosterone therapy has soared in the United States, a new study from Northwestern Medicine found several direct-to-consumer companies offering the therapy did not follow medical guidelines nor convey the health risks of therapy. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.
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More Than 100,000 Americans Are Waiting for an Organ Transplant
The U.S. organ donation system is designed to save as many lives as possible without wasting organs, but some inequalities do raise questions of fairness.
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Long-Awaited Major Test of Possible Lyme Vaccine is Now Underway
Lyme is a growing problem, with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat.
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What Is Polio?
Polio is the state of paralysis caused by the highly contagious poliovirus. Here’s what you need to know to protect your family.
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California Man Infected With COVID-19 and Monkeypox at the Same Time
A California man says he tested positive for COVID-19 and was diagnosed with monkeypox at the same time.