It can take several weeks to bounce back after a bout of COVID-19, but some people develop more persistent problems. The ...

This daily update includes important information from WGN’s Dina Bair and the Med Watch team, including, the latest updates from health organizations, in-depth reporting on advancements in ...

Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the ...

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy now have new hope with gene therapy. And for an Illinois family, it’s a double blessing. On their family farm in rural Illinois, the Flessner boys have ...

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — Officials in McHenry County reported its first pediatric death attributed to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) of the 2024 surveillance season. Announced Thursday by its ...

Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s an update of ...

A simple blood test can be a novel way to figure out whether cancer treatment will work. Doctors at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology developed a blood test to screen cancer patients and ...

Analyzing the impact of daycare on babies. Sending children to daycare has no significant impact on their mental health. The environmental influences on child health outcomes or echo program ...