Health
Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases in the United States.
by Tribune News Service January 17, 2023The Sam B. Cook Healthplex Fitness Center will host Community Day on Saturday.
by News Tribune staff [email protected] January 12, 20232023 is the time to "sharpen your saw!" It's time to enhance the greatest asset you have -- you! It means having a balance in four areas of your life: physical…
by Maria Holee January 10, 2023CHICAGO -- Te'Jaan Ali was playing basketball in a school gym on the South Side of Chicago when he started feeling hot. The heat in the gym -- which didn't hav…
by Tribune News Service January 10, 2023PHILADELPHIA -- A ventilator breathed for Glenn Tabata through most of the first three months in 2021.
by Tribune News Service January 10, 2023Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for tho…
by The Associated Press January 10, 2023Low back pain is the biggest musculoskeletal issue affecting the world today. At any given moment, up to 33 percent of the population is dealing with low back …
by Dr. Jeff Lehmen, For the News Tribune January 3, 2023Why do some people develop Alzheimer's disease and others don't? What makes one person's brain healthier than another's? And what can be done to improve, or at…
by Tribune News Service January 3, 2023PITTSBURGH -- Most Americans have long since let go of the pandemic requirement of social distancing, but the social isolation that COVID-19 imposed has left l…
by Tribune News Service , Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) January 3, 2023FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- In 2017, Katrena Rockeymore-Selig rushed to Broward Health Imperial Point convinced she was having a heart attack.
by Tribune News Service January 3, 2023You've compared tuition. Reviewed on-campus housing costs. Even digested student meal plan prices.
by Tribune News Service January 3, 2023People with colorectal cancer, the fourth most common cancer in the U.S., are often prescribed unnecessary chemotherapy after their cancer is completely gone.
by Tribune News Service January 3, 2023It's flu season again. Flu season typically runs from October through May, with a peak somewhere between December and March. Influenza (the flu) is a contagiou…
by Cole County Health Department , Jill Prater December 27, 2022WASHINGTON (AP) -- Too many Americans are missing out on a cure for hepatitis C, and a study underway in a hard-hit corner of Kentucky is exploring a simple wa…
by The Associated Press December 27, 2022Say you're scrolling through TikTok or Instagram and someone shares a video of a miracle cure. This supposed quick fix can reduce your weight, heal your gut, r…
by Tribune News Service December 27, 2022