Category: Health

Government Health

Cutting costs of health care real priority

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State representative Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, is continuing her commitment to cutting health-care costs by lowering the price of costly, life-saving medications through two new reforms that are now law. “Too many people depend on insulin in their day-to-day lives for us to do nothing about outrageous price gouging by major...

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Link: Noon Lions, Diabetes Club

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By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley invited members of the Aurora Noon Lions Club to attend their membership meeting Thursday, Aug. 10, for a joint check presentation of $2,000 to the UChicago Medicine-Kovler Diabetes Center for diabetes research. The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members...

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Community Health

Guest speaker for Diabetes Club of Fox Valley

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will hold its August membership meeting Thursday, Aug. 10, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, Montgomery. Meetings are held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m....

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Chasm between polite talk and professional advice

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Story One. You’ve probably heard the story about the cocktail party. There was small talk and a smattering of serious conversation as well. Cedric, a small business owner, was in a group with Anna, an attorney. Cedric posed a legal question to which Anna hesitated to reply in detail. After...

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Distribution helps women with free feminine products

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Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora distributed free feminine-hygiene products Wednesday, July 26. Diane Renner, Pantry executive director, said Wood Dale-based Zam Zam Foundation provided the products valued at $1,500. Abdule Maten, foundation CEO, was among ZZF employees participating. Founded in 2020, ZZF is a nonprofit producing hygiene products to...

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Community Health

Diabetes Club event items filled

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will be participating in three events in the first week of August to elevate an awareness of diabetes. DCFV wants to remind everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes by taking time to be checked yearly, to...

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State health insurance market dramatically changed

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By Peter Hancock Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday, June 27 that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois. The measures establish a state-based exchange for policies sold under the Affordable Care Act and give the Illinois Department of Insurance the authority to modify or reject proposed rate...

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Recently-developed semaglutide offers weight loss

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Semaglutide was developed in 2012 by the Novo Nordisk company. It mimics the action of incretin glucagon-like peptide – 1 (GLP-1). It reportedly increases insulin secretion which removes excess sugar from the blood. It is still under patent and offered to the market as several trade name products; Ozempic (injection),...

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Government Health Infrastructure

DuPage County Board allocates funds for CRC building

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The DuPage County Board Tuesday, June 27 voted to allocate funds for the DuPage County Health Department to build a $25.8 million Crisis Recovery Center (CRC), which will expand the behavioral health crisis system in DuPage County. The 33,000-square-foot building will be connected to the Linda A. Kurzawa Community Center,...

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Community Health

Diabetes Club in Fourth parade

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will bring about an awareness of diabetes during two annual Fourth of July celebrations in Aurora. The Club will participate in the Fourth of July parade, which will start at 10 a.m. at Benton and Broadway, march north on Broadway, west...

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Aurora Noon Lions helps Club Diabetes Club of Fox Valley

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley member Ernie Jones, Board member Pat Jones, Club secretary, and Russ George, president, were guests of the Aurora Noon Lions Club, Thursday, June 15. Russ George spoke about the newly-formed Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, a true...

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Kane Health Department Diabetes Club of Fox Valley guest

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By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) were informed about the Kane County Health Department’s “Diabetes – Live Well Kane County” informational website and the Health Department’s goals to improve the overall health of Kane County residents at the Club’s monthly meeting, held Thursday, June...

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Blood Donation innovation June 14 at two sites by Versiti Center

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As part of World Blood Donor Day 2023, June 14, Abbott and the Blood Centers of America (BCA) are introducing a first-of-its-kind mixed reality experience for use during blood donation. The mixed reality technology is an immersive digital experience designed to improve the blood donation process, attract new donors and...

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Diabetes Club of Fox Valley seeks members

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is looking for individuals to help focus an awareness of diabetes. The Club will be participating in several events throughout the Summer months in the Fox Valley area, reminding everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes. Everyone should...

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Men’s Health Month offers focus on physical, mental

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June, Men’s Health Month, is an opportunity for men to focus on their physical and mental health and consider the steps needed to prevent and detect health problems. In addition, it’s a time to raise awareness relative to men’s health issues and encourage men to prioritize their health and well-being....

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Health Tech

AI will not take control of important health choices

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Wikipedia defines Artificial Intelligence (AI) as “… perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by humans … [including] speech recognition, computer vision, translation between languages, as well as other mappings of inputs.” Currently, AI is reported as either dangerous, useful or just silly. Some reports...

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Aurora Health Coalition Fair June 10

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Aurora African American Health Coalition will hold its 16th annual health fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 10 at Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. The event will open with free health screenings at 7:30 a.m.. Sign up at empower.health. The public is invited. Admission...

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Aurora Noon Lions provide children eye-screenings

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Aurora Noon Lions Club opened free monthly eye screenings for children Saturday, May 20. For children from six months to 16 years old, screenings take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 Constitution Drive in Aurora. Due to lack of space at the...

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Salt historical, needed, must be monitored carefully

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Salt, table salt, sodium chloride, NaCl, has a history that stretches back millennia. It’s mentioned in several old texts, including the Bible, and it would be rare to find anyone who doesn’t know what it is and what it’s used for. In most of our history, salt has been on...

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