Health

Coffee Drinkers May Want to Rethink Artificial Sweeteners After New Brain Study

Chicago - A common addition to morning coffee may be associated with faster brain aging, according to a new long-term study that tracked more than 12,000 adults for eight...

Nationwide Pet News: FDA Clears New Anxiety Treatment for Dogs

Silver Spring, MD – Dog owners across the U.S. have a new treatment option for anxiety-related behaviors as...

Urgent Recall: Elevated Lead Found in Popular Children’s Fruit Puree Pouches, FDA Warns

Raleigh, North Carolina - In a joint investigation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the...

New FDA-Approved At-Home Fentanyl Test: A Game Changer in Battling Opioid Crisis?

CHICAGO – The FDA Thursday greenlit the Alltest Fentanyl Urine Test Cassette, marking it the debut over-the-counter tool...

Protect Your Baby: The ABCs of Safe Sleep Could Save Lives

CHICAGO – October marks the critical Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services...

Illinois Department of Public Health Offers Tips to Avoid Tick Bites

SPRINGFIELD – As Lyme Disease Awareness Month begins, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding people to take precautions against tick bites...

Illinois Department of Public Health says vaccination proof plan in the works

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is working on a plan to allow people to prove they’ve been vaccinated, but...

Officials provide vaccination update as doses administered top 9 million

SPRINGFIELD – Public health officials gave an update on the status of the state's vaccination efforts Tuesday as the number of vaccines administered in...

EPA report finds delays in inspections of cancer-causing emissions

SPRINGFIELD — A senior federal official stalled inspections by regional offices to monitor cancer-causing emissions at suburban facilities in Illinois, according to a report...

Quarter of Illinois’ population fully vaccinated

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly one quarter of the state’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released Friday by the Illinois Department of...

Reports of blood clots from Johnson & Johnson vaccine prompt feds to suspend its use

By Casey Harper | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a...
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