Virtual reality headsets ease treatments for young patients at Advocate Children’s Hospitals
As one of 27 certified child specialists employed by Advocate Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn and its sister hospital in Park Ridge, Annie Myren employs...
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How I Learned to Accept an Apology From a Friend
dageldog/Getty Images At a housewarming party last year, an old friend confessed that she still felt guilty about a petty thing she’d done to me...
Why Do So Many Women Believe They’re Controlled by the Moon?
Art: Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Photo © Donald Woodman/ARS, New York There’s a story you might come across if you spend enough...
First case of measles detected in DuPage County since 2009, health officials say
DuPage County health officials announced on Saturday that a county resident tested positive for measles, the first case identified in the county since 2009, amid...
‘I’m dying, you’re not’: Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death
DENVER — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably...
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
A push to ask Arizona voters to add a right to abortion to the state constitution took on new stakes this week when the state’s...
Do Weight-Loss Drugs Make Birth Control Less Effective?
Photo: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images In the past few weeks, there’s been a wave of stories about people unexpectedly getting pregnant while using...
The Moms Who Smoke in Secret
Photo: Getty Images/Bert Hardy Advertising Archive/2010 Getty Images This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to...
Ask the Pediatrician: How can I safely watch a solar eclipse with my children?
The next solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the sun and the...