The ECHO Group, an Aurora non profit, is offering free COVID-19 testing at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Use door 3 on the church’s southwest side. Tests are offered from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Walk-ins are welcome.
Aurora Noon Lion Becky Dunnigan, left, receives a vision screening from technician Dave Johnson of Mattoon at Blackberry Farm in Aurora June 22.
Jean Benson of Aurora, right, receives a shingles vaccination from a Blue Cross technician Saturday, June 11, at the 15th annual Aurora Health Fair at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced additional COVID vaccination appointments this month at the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia. The Kane Vax Hub at 501 N. Randall Street in Batavia will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11. All vaccines will be available for all groups,
The likely overthrow of Roe v. Wade this month by the U.S. Supreme Court puts abortion back in the crosshairs of American public focus. The polar opposite Pro-Life and Pro-Choice camps appear more interested in ideology than in the practical matter of reducing decisions to have an abortion. Enter Perry
Recovery Centers of America (RCA) in St. Charles and in South Elgin launched two new programs during May Mental Health Awareness Month: Discover, to address the increasing threat to young adults of drug and alcohol addictions; and balance, to treat individuals diagnosed with primary substance use disorder (SUD) and a
Every rational person claims that they study, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions based on what he or she know to be true. The sad fact of the matter is that what we believe often is not true. It should be a simple matter, though, to gather solid data and change
The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Aurora African American Health Coalition and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proud to sponsor the 15th Annual Health Fair: Healthy Mind, Body and Soul from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11 at the Prisco Community Center, 150
Discouraging highly-processed foods, “Eat real food to be really healthy” said Dr. Richard Steslow, DO, at the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Thursday, May 19, meeting.
A visitor receives a blood pressure check at a 19th annual health festival Saturday, May 14, by Aurora-based Companeros en Salud (Partners in Health).
By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. This commentary is addressed to pharmacist Larry Frieders who writes a health column each month in The Voice. Your columns make more sense to me than most medical doctors, including the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Presentation), FDA (Food and Drug Administration, and even WHO
According to a radio commercial, it supposedly happens to all men, at some time or another – Urinary Incontinence (aka dribbling). The announcer suggested that one out of every two men will begin to experience urinary problems after they’re 40 years old. Although that number seems wrong, it’s not worth
By Jerry Nowicki Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike will resign on March 14 after three years leading the agency and two years navigating a deadly pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 32,000 Illinoisans. Ezike, who was appointed IDPH director in 2019, became a
By Peter Hancock Facial coverings are now optional in most public places in Illinois, including schools, after governor JB Pritzker issued new guidance Monday to comply with new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. “Across the state, Illinoisans are taking their masks off today knowing that most eligible
Is this you? You’re using Weight Watchers and exercising, tracking all of your food, now mostly just eating chicken, fruits, fish, and vegetables. You’ve been taking Levothyroxine (Synthroid) for years. Your thyroid levels are fine. Yet, you wear a Winter coat in the house and you’re still cold, and you
Even though Super Bowl Sunday is not an official holiday, millions of Americans celebrate the day with family and friends. In fact, Super Bowl Sunday is the second–largest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. However, unlike a sit-down dinner, most Super Bowl parties feature buffet-style fare.
Beating death? Scott was 85 years old when he died. He had been diagnosed with cancer and had just recently begun treatment. His health rapidly declined and he was removed from life support and allowed to die, approximately 60 days after his diagnosis. Many factors surround Scott’s death, but one
Black Stools. Danger? Loretta told her doctor her stools were black and the doctor said it was probably caused by internal bleeding and that she needed more tests, immediately. Loretta was visibly upset and anxious when she relayed her story to me. There are some foods (red from beets) and
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) urges residents to bring their vaccination status up to date and take preventive measures to blunt the spread of COVID and its variants. Health officials identified Omicron as a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. The Omicron variant has been detected in
First of two parts What’s In A Social Justice Diet? Ray Levy Uyeda contributed the following article in YES! magazine (Journalism for People Building A Better World) “Billions of dollars are spent telling individuals how to eat healthy. But even if you follow Eat-Lancet’s planet-friendly diet to a T, and
