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 Earth, blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on our planet. There will be a 115-mile-wide path stretching from Maine to Texas with a total solar eclipse, while the rest of the […]
Answering questions about the measles outbreak, explaining what it is, symptoms and info about the MMR vaccine
Most parents I meet these days worry about what their kids do online. After all, it can be hard to know what they’re absorbing from their media interactions. The good news is that online experiences can help kids learn conversation skills, strengthen their decision-making abilities and much more. However, they do need guidance from parents and caregivers to gain the greatest benefit (and avoid …
In the wake of an Alabama court ruling, there is worry among many about the future of the procedure in conservative states.
Health officials say the case is connected to the outbreak in Chicago, which is now at 17 confirmed cases mostly concentrated in a migrant shelter on the Lower West Side.
Of nearly 22,000 Chicago Public Schools students without stable housing as of the end of February, less than half met all CPS immunization requirements, according to a monthly report the district provides the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. The report covers various characteristics of students in temporary living situations. Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, which provides homeless youth legal aid and other resources, provided a copy of the report Thursday, to the Tribune “If a family is experiencing homelessness because of a disaster, they might not have those documents, so they’re allowed to be enrolled without those documents being needed,” […]
Underpaid and overworked teachers and support staff highlight 2024 State of Education report published by the Illinois Education Association.
Parents and caregivers influence a child’s home environment and daily routines around mealtimes, sleep, active and screen use.
As the drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS Health plan to begin dispensing the controversial abortion pill mifepristone, Illinois reproductive rights advocates praise the new means of access to the medication — which they say will improve health equity as well as help destigmatize abortion. Abortion opponents, however, have decried the move, fearing the distribution of the popular abortion medication at well-known retailers will normalize terminating a pregnancy. Dr. Amy Whitaker, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of Illinois, said the availability of abortion pills at drugstores with a prescription will “let people get the care they need in the way […]
Chicago public health officials are investigating the first case of measles detected in the city since 2019, according to a Thursday announcement.